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An image on Google Street View that appears to show a man stuffing a body into a car provided Spanish authorities with a breakthrough.

Google Street View Appears to Capture Man Loading Human Body Into Trunk of Car

By Frank Landymore

Three men in India died after Google Maps reportedly told them to drive their taxi off an incomplete bridge spanning the Ramganga River.

Three Men Die When Google Maps Tells Them to Drive Off Unfinished Bridge

By Victor Tangermann

As spotted by Redditors, Google Maps' Street View is populating ghostly, liminal-looking commercial interiors in the middle of the ocean.

Google Street View Is Showing Strange “Businesses” in the Middle of the Ocean

By Victor Tangermann

The family of a North Carolina man is suing Google, claiming Google Maps directions made the father drive his car off a bridge last year.

Family Sues Google for Fatally Telling Father to Drive Off Collapsed Bridge

By Victor Tangermann

Alphabet Inc decided to temporarily disable live traffic data on Google Maps in Ukraine due to the danger it posed on civilians and troops.

Google Disables Maps in Ukraine After It Revealed Troop Movements

By Tony Ho Tran

Google is about to launch a "wildfire" layer on Google Maps that shows whether the surrounding area is currently burning.

Google Maps Now Lets You Know if Your Route Is on Fire

By Dan Robitzski

A Scottish conservation group claims Google Maps has been suggesting “potentially fatal” routes up mountains — and even directly over cliffs.

Google Maps Is Telling People to Walk Off a Cliff, Critics Say

By Tony Ho Tran

German artist Simon Weckert created his own personal traffic jam on Google Maps by loading 99 smartphones into a small cart and lugging them down a street.

Guy Causes Google Maps “Traffic Jams” By Carrying 99 Cell Phones

By Victor Tangermann

Google Maps Now (Accurately) Shows that Earth is Round

Google Maps Now (Accurately) Shows that Earth is Round