There are several memes that burst on the internet on the accuracy of Google Maps and other GPS navigation tools. Earlier a vehicle tragically drove over an unconstructed bridge in UP and cost lives, followed by another incident which left no other than police officials in trouble after they entered into another state being guided by Google Maps.
A recent case reported regarding the navigation tool threw light on Bengaluru traffic and misrepresented a space as a parking lot. A car stuck in city traffic was shown on Google Maps suggesting the area was meant for parking.
While the area wasn’t really a parking zone, Google Maps confused people for suggesting the traffic-hit car’s location to be a parking space.
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When the driver of this vehicle stuck in peak Bengaluru traffic found their vehicle marked as a parked car on Google Maps, he shared the incident on social media to draw a wide range of reactions. The incident was posted on Reddit and it has now gone viral.
The Reddit post made on r/Bangalore subreddit noted the vehicle was stranded on the Domlur flyover, however the maps chose to identify it as a parking area. The car was heading towards the Indiranagar region of the IT city, when it faced huge traffic on the flyover, leading the app to misinterpret the stagnation and the still state of the vehicle. Seeing the vehicle stuck was a long while on the roadway, Google Maps mistakenly identified the location as a parking zone.
Netizens react
This case has left netizens in splits.
One of the reactions on the viral post, read, “Google maps does not determine if we parked or not by the amount of time we stay at a place… Good luck on Bangalore traffic”.
“Technically you are parked if you’re not moving”, said another while triggering laughter online.
