Google Faces Lawsuit After Fatal Bridge Incident Linked to Maps App

The widow of a man who died after driving off a collapsed bridge in North Carolina is suing Google for negligence, claiming that her husband was following outdated GPS directions from Google Maps. The lawsuit alleges that the bridge had collapsed in 2013 and was never repaired, yet Google Maps continued to direct drivers to that route. The suit also claims that someone had previously reported the bridge being out, but Google failed to update the information. The widow is seeking a jury trial, and the lawsuit names Alphabet, the parent company of Google, as well as the landowners of the bridge site. Google stated that they are reviewing the lawsuit and expressed their condolences to the family.