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Australian Police Warn That Apple Maps Could Get Someone Killed
First time accepted submitter jsherring writes "Police in Victoria, Australia warn that Apple's glitch-filled Maps app could get someone killed, after motorists looking for the Victorian city of Mildura were instead guided to a wilderness area. Relying on Apple Maps to navigate through rural Australia seems rather foolish but it has become common practice to rely on GPS navigation. Besides reverting to google maps, perhaps Apple should provide strong warnings to use other navigation sources if navigating to remote locations."
This is not Apple Bashing, they have forced a dangerous and useless product on their customers. Their ass should be sued off and they should be given 2 weeks to fix it under pain of $100M/day over run.
MFG, omb
As much as I enjoy a good old apple bashing, anyone who trust their gps without checking the plausibility of the route is an utter fool.
So you're saying that people shouldn't trust a multibillion dollar company vs a company say tomtom whose worth a 1/500th (if not less)? meanwhile a company like Google which is supposedly valued at half the value of Apple can be trusted?
Considering that the very product in question used to be accurate and reliable only pushes the argument from "pretty shit" to "fucking terrible".
Yes, Apple had a flogging in the news about the map quality. Sufficed to say it shouldn't show you anything rather than wrong information. Therefore moving from "fucking terrible" to "pretty fucking dodgy shit".
You have to excuse the recursive nature of the term "shit" however I needed to specify the word "dodgy" to fully experience the gravity of the "crapulation" to which I'm trying to emphasize.
Kangaroos. That's why you bring your gun. Something tasty to snack on while you're waiting for rescue.
In America you bring a gun because we have more psychopaths that will murder your family for entertainment. America's most deadly predators are human.
But if I was going to drive through the Outback (I used to live in Alice Springs as a kid) then I'd bring a flare gun. Same reason I take flare guns when yachting from country to country. Police in most countries don't believe civilians need guns and traveling with a gun is a good way to get into big trouble. But most won't raise any fuss about a flare gun. They are a really great way to signal your distress to anyone passing by, even by air. But if someone really wants to mess with you, a flare to the torso at close range is about just as deadly as a 12 gauge slug.
I'd point out also that the OP said to bring weapons. Guns are only one type of weapon. A machete, hatchet, or survial knife can be of aid in any confrontation, whether with man or beast.