#googlemapserrors — Public Fediverse posts

UPI: Google Maps glitch sends drivers the wrong way on one-way road. “Winona Drive residents said they discovered last week that the sudden influx of wrong-way drivers on the southbound street was a result of a Google Maps error that listed the road as northbound-only. The error was in place as early as April 29.”

Android Authority: Google Maps taps Gemini to crack down on political vandalism and spammy reviews. “What’s a little more interesting is how Google also says that it’s using Gemini in Maps to block attempts to vandalize place names. This one we don’t hear about quite so often, but every once in a while one slips through and makes the news, like it did back in 2016 with New York City’s […]

Android Authority: Google Maps taps Gemini to crack down on political vandalism and spammy reviews. “What’s a little more interesting is how Google also says that it’s using Gemini in Maps to block attempts to vandalize place names. This one we don’t hear about quite so often, but every once in a while one slips through and makes the news, like it did back in 2016 with New York City’s […]

Android Authority: Google Maps taps Gemini to crack down on political vandalism and spammy reviews. “What’s a little more interesting is how Google also says that it’s using Gemini in Maps to block attempts to vandalize place names. This one we don’t hear about quite so often, but every once in a while one slips through and makes the news, like it did back in 2016 with New York City’s […]

Android Authority: Google Maps taps Gemini to crack down on political vandalism and spammy reviews. “What’s a little more interesting is how Google also says that it’s using Gemini in Maps to block attempts to vandalize place names. This one we don’t hear about quite so often, but every once in a while one slips through and makes the news, like it did back in 2016 with New York City’s […]

Android Authority: Google Maps taps Gemini to crack down on political vandalism and spammy reviews. “What’s a little more interesting is how Google also says that it’s using Gemini in Maps to block attempts to vandalize place names. This one we don’t hear about quite so often, but every once in a while one slips through and makes the news, like it did back in 2016 with New York City’s […]

Vernon Matters: Google Maps showing incorrect routes around Aberdeen Rd. closure. “The District of Coldstream is warning residents about an incorrect Google Maps route around the Aberdeen Road Closure. The road is closed for the ongoing sewer enhancement work, and Google Maps is directing drivers to routes through private property and open fields.”

CTV News: Montreal’s Trudeau airport warns Google Maps is sending drivers to wrong address. “The Montreal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is warning that a Google Maps orientation issue is directing drivers to the wrong address.”

Donegal News: Council request Google Maps change misnamed Letterkenny road. “The name was coined in error by Google Maps a number of years ago, but much to the annoyance of locals, it has stuck, so much so that Donegal County Council have even referred to the road as the Grange Road…. This confusion has led to problems for delivery drivers, taxis and people who have recently moved to the […]

Times of Malta: Ta’ Qali picnic area labelled ‘Jason Gravel Park’ on Google Maps. “Ta’ Qali picnic area has been labelled ‘Jason Gravel Park’ in what appears to be a joke by pranksters poking fun at the ongoing controversy. The satirical listing, which appeared earlier this month, names the park after Jason Micallef, the head of the unit administering the national park.”

The Citizen (South Africa): Google fixes Kruger name glitch after public outcry. “Google allows edits to be made to its maps but claims these are vetted by the search engine’s staff. Despite repeated requests for more information on exactly what happened, Google did not respond. Whoever made the edit on Google Maps to change the name to Skukuza National Park also managed to link it to the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/25/the-citizen-google-fixes-kruger-name-glitch-after-public-outcry/

Caxton Network News: AfriForum challenges false Kruger National Park renaming on Google Maps. “AfriForum is taking urgent legal steps to correct misleading information on Google Maps that refers to the Kruger National Park (KNP) as Skukuza National Park.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/22/caxton-network-news-afriforum-challenges-false-kruger-national-park-renaming-on-google-maps/

CBC: Google Maps error shows DVP closed. City of Toronto says it’s open. “If you were driving around Toronto Saturday and checked Google Maps for the fastest route, you may have seen the Don Valley Parkway was closed. The only problem: it wasn’t.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/07/cbc-google-maps-error-shows-dvp-closed-city-of-toronto-says-its-open/

Korea Times: Google says it is taking steps to correct mislabeling of museum as memorial for NK founder . “U.S. tech giant Google said Friday it is taking steps to correct the mislabeling of a museum in South Korea as a memorial hall for the late founder of North Korea Kim Il-sung, following a correction request from the Seoul government.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/20/korea-times-google-says-it-is-taking-steps-to-correct-mislabeling-of-museum-as-memorial-for-nk-founder/

Yahoo News: Audi driver towed for 5kms after falling victim to ‘Google Maps trend’ in Aussie bush . “West Australian tow truck operator Shaun Barrett recently had to haul a hired Audi full of tourists some five kilometres down a sandy track after they followed the navigation app and managed to got stuck in uneven terrain.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/16/yahoo-news-audi-driver-towed-for-5kms-after-falling-victim-to-google-maps-trend-in-aussie-bush/

NDTV: 3 Killed As Family Van Swept Away In River Following Google Maps Misroute. “The driver, relying on Google Maps for directions, unknowingly guided the van onto the Somi-Upreda Bridge, which had been closed for several months. As the van entered the bridge, it became stuck and was quickly pulled into the river’s strong currents, the police stated.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/28/ndtv-3-killed-as-family-van-swept-away-in-river-following-google-maps-misroute/

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/

The Hindu: Why Hyderabad’s roads look worse on online maps than in real life. “Inside the Hyderabad Traffic Control Room, a wall of screens show vehicles moving steadily along a major corridor. Yet, on a mobile phone, Google Maps paints a different picture — the same stretch marked in deep red, signalling heavy congestion that doesn’t match the live feed in the control room. Such […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/10/the-hindu-why-hyderabads-roads-look-worse-on-online-maps-than-in-real-life/

I Am Expat: Zandvoort residents fake road closures on Google Maps to deter tourists. “Residents of a neighbourhood in Zandvoort have been falsely marking their streets as closed on Google Maps to prevent tourists from driving in the area during busy periods. In response, the municipality has put up signs telling drivers to turn off their navigation systems.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/03/i-am-expat-zandvoort-residents-fake-road-closures-on-google-maps-to-deter-tourists/

The Journal (Ireland): Lidl store on Fair City set delisted from Google Maps after woman tried to shop there. “The soap, which is filmed on the RTÉ campus in Donnybrook, recently partnered with the supermarket chain to open a replica of the store in the fictional north Dublin suburb of Carrigstown. The collaboration is part of a three-year product placement deal, with the Lidl replacing the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/30/the-journal-ireland-lidl-store-on-fair-city-set-delisted-from-google-maps-after-woman-tried-to-shop-there/

NDTV: Misled By Google Maps, Car Falls Into Ditch Near Mumbai, Driver Rescued. “The woman was supposed to take the Bay bridge in Belapur, but Google Maps navigated her through a route beneath the bridge – leading to Dhruvatara Jetty. Unaware, she continued to follow the directions. Minutes later, the woman drove into the water.” She was rescued.

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/27/ndtv-misled-by-google-maps-car-falls-into-ditch-near-mumbai-driver-rescued/

India Today: Google Maps error leads car into stream in Kerala, elderly couple rescued . “An elderly couple in Kottayam, Kerala had a narrow escape after their car fell into a stream, allegedly due to incorrect directions provided by Google Maps. The accident occurred around 11 am on Wednesday when 62-year-old Josy Joseph and his 58-year-old wife Sheeba were en route to Josy’s friend’s […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/25/india-today-google-maps-error-leads-car-into-stream-in-kerala-elderly-couple-rescued/

Donegal Daily: Letterkenny councillor seeks correction to ‘annoying and dangerous’ map error. “Donegal County Council has been asked to contact Google Maps again to try and fix the incorrect naming of the Old Glencar Road in Letterkenny. The road, which has been named ‘The Grange Road’ on Google Maps for up to a decade, is causing confusion for motorists and a potential danger in the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/12/donegal-daily-letterkenny-councillor-seeks-correction-to-annoying-and-dangerous-map-error/

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/

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/

WSOC, and again, I did not deliberately place these stories together: Kannapolis homeowner frustrated by Google Maps directing traffic onto driveway . “Channel 9 was at Michael Drye’s Kannapolis home when a driver using directions from Google Maps took a right turn into his driveway. Drye said drivers often try to get to the neighborhood behind his home via his driveway. He said delivery […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/10/wsoc-kannapolis-homeowner-frustrated-by-google-maps-directing-traffic-onto-driveway/

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/

KRON: Oakland homeless encampment added as business on Google. “A homeless encampment in Oakland appears to have been listed as a business on Google. The encampment, which is located at the corner of East 8th Street and Alameda Avenue, according to Google, is wedged between Interstate 880 and the Home Depot. The listing on Google describes the encampment as a ‘Storage Facility’ with a […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/03/kron-oakland-homeless-encampment-added-as-business-on-google/

Autoevolution: Google Maps Sends Hordes of Tourists to the Wrong Spot, Google Accused of Ignoring Reports. “Hundreds of tourists from India trying to reach the Kollur Mookambika Temple end up approximately 100 kilometers (60 miles) away from their destinations due to what appears to be an error in Google Maps…. The issue is caused by a basic error and is easily fixable in Google Maps, but […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/04/autoevolution-google-maps-sends-hordes-of-tourists-to-the-wrong-spot-google-accused-of-ignoring-reports/