Police issue warning after Apple Maps leads drivers astray in Australian wilderness

[Archean]

Police issue warning after Apple Maps leads drivers astray in Australian wilderness

Local police in the city of Mildura, Australia, have been forced to warn motorists of the inaccuracies contained within Apple's Maps app for iOS 6. Maps lists Mildura in the middle of Murray Sunset National Park, about 70km away from where it should be, and the police have had to rescue motorists that ended up in the wrong place — some stranded without food or water for 24 hours.

I think most of these motorists probably live in 'imaginary Apple world' where everything is perceived to be 'perfect'. Otherwise, they would have at least heard about the problems of iOS maps.

 

[St1ckM4n]

What I find funny is that there's no mobile signal in the outback. How did they navigate?

 

[Archean]

Speaking of that, I am unsure whether Apple's maps allows 'offline' mode,as I haven't had chance to get my hands on iphone 5.

 

[St1ckM4n]

I can't see a way to set offline mode.

 

[mailpup]

TechSpot now has an article on the front page on this subject here: https://www.techspot.com/community/...t-motorists-stranded-in-national-park.188022/

So that we don't have two parallel threads going, I will close this one. I note that Archean was first, however.