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I've worked on sattelite navigation devices and I'm always amazed at how much blind trust people put in these systems.
Some highlights:

http://www.ranker.com/list/9-car-accidents-caused-by-google-maps-and-gps/robert-wabash?page=1


http://www.oddee.com/item_98264.aspx


http://www.gpsbites.com/top-10-list-of-worst-gps-disasters-and-sat-nav-mistakes
1. Dozy Driver Takes GPS Directions Onto a Railway Line
7. Austrian Limo Driver Follows GPS Down Flight of Steps
8. Truck Drivers Takes 1,600 Mile Detour Due to Sat Nav

At my work we had to add a special warning when users switch from the default calculation to the shortest route, as municipalities of smaller towns were complaining that large delivery trucks kept getting stuck on the smaller roads in historic town centers.
Signs warning drivers not to follow their GPS at major road construction is very common now. It's not realtime people....