Motorists driving through a north Yorkshire village called Crackpot were being directed to the edge of a cliff by their GPS. It’s a classic example of how when satellite navigation gets it wrong, it really screws up. And a reminder that as much as we love technology, it needs human intervention to work for us.
So reports the April 5, 2006 issue of Personal Computer World.
(Thanks to Investigator Chris Rogers for bringing this to our attention.)