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Hiker rescued off B.C. cliffside after taking non-existent Google Maps trail (www.nelsonstar.com)
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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No, that's exactly what I meant. You apparently didn't click the link.

https://www.kron4.com/news/driver-claims-she-was-following-her-gps-down-staircase-police-say/

That's a recent incident, there have been others. Other kinds of "people following their GPS" incidents are here:

https://theweek.com/articles/464674/8-drivers-who-blindly-followed-gps-into-disaster