Google Faces Lawsuit After Man Drives off Collapsed Bridge While Following GPS

Google Faces Lawsuit , After Man Drives off, Collapsed Bridge While Following GPS.

NBC reports that a woman in North Carolina has filed a lawsuit against Google after her husband died by driving off a collapsed bridge following GPS directions.

According to the lawsuit, Philip Paxson died after driving off of "an unmarked, unbarricaded collapsed bridge" on September 30, 2022.

His widow, Alicia Paxson, said that her husband was unaware the bridge had collapsed and was following Google's out-of-date GPS directions.

NBC reports that the lawsuit, which accuses Google of negligence, is seeking a jury trial and does not name a damage amount.

The lawsuit names Google's parent company, Alphabet, in addition to three people who own or control the land where the bridge is located.

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In 2013, a large portion of the Snow Creek Bridge collapsed and was never repaired.

According to the suit, a woman informed Google that the bridge was out in 2020 using the "suggest an edit" feature and was told in an email that the matter was under review.

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According to the suit, a woman informed Google that the bridge was out in 2020 using the "suggest an edit" feature and was told in an email that the matter was under review.

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In response to the lawsuit, a spokesperson for Google said that the company aims to provide accurate directions.

We have the deepest sympathies for the Paxson family.

, Google spokesperson, Statement, via NBC.

Our goal is to provide accurate routing information in Maps and we are reviewing this lawsuit.

, Google spokesperson, Statement, via NBC