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  1. NDTV: ‘Misguided’ By Google Maps, Car Plunges Into Pond In UP: Cops. “Four friends travelling from Meerut to Ambala to visit a temple had a narrow escape after their car, guided by Google Maps, plunged into a pond in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district, police said on Thursday.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/22/misguided-by-google-maps-car-plunges-into-pond-in-up-cops-ndtv/

  2. NDTV: ‘Misguided’ By Google Maps, Car Plunges Into Pond In UP: Cops. “Four friends travelling from Meerut to Ambala to visit a temple had a narrow escape after their car, guided by Google Maps, plunged into a pond in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district, police said on Thursday.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/22/misguided-by-google-maps-car-plunges-into-pond-in-up-cops-ndtv/

  3. Times of India: Google Maps misguides, car drives into stream; 5 from Nagpur rescued unhurt. “Five individuals from Nagpur, en route to Tirupati, experienced an unexpected detour when their reliance on Google Maps led them into a stream near Gangupahad village in Jangaon. Driver Sravan, following the app’s directions, failed to notice the water body. Fortunately, local villagers witnessed the […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/07/times-of-india-google-maps-misguides-car-drives-into-stream-5-from-nagpur-rescued-unhurt/

  4. Engadget: Google Maps falsely told drivers in Germany that roads across the country were closed . “As reported by a locally based journalist for The Guardian, drivers opening Google’s navigation app would see a swarm of red dots used to indicate no-go areas, which resulted in people looking for alternative routes that caused traffic pile-ups nationwide. The Guardian also reported that […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/01/engadget-google-maps-falsely-told-drivers-in-germany-that-roads-across-the-country-were-closed/

  5. Search Engine Roundtable: Spike In Google Business Profiles Name Changes?. “I am seeing some complaints within the local SEO community about a surge or spike in name changes happening to Google Business Profiles. It is unclear how widespread the issue is, or if there is a pattern to the issue or not – at least at this point in time.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/search-engine-roundtable-spike-in-google-business-profiles-name-changes/

  6. Search Engine Roundtable: Spike In Google Business Profiles Name Changes?. “I am seeing some complaints within the local SEO community about a surge or spike in name changes happening to Google Business Profiles. It is unclear how widespread the issue is, or if there is a pattern to the issue or not – at least at this point in time.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/search-engine-roundtable-spike-in-google-business-profiles-name-changes/

  7. News18 (India): Station Master Dies As Google Maps Leads Car Down 30-Feet Drain In Greater Noida . “A car plunged into a 30-feet-deep drain, resulting in the death of a station master travelling inside. The accident which happened at Greater Noida, near the P-4 sector, has been attributed to the alleged negligence of the authorities as well as Google Maps.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/05/news18-india-station-master-dies-as-google-maps-leads-car-down-30-feet-drain-in-greater-noida/