POTSDAM, Germany (AP) A German couple out for a Christmas drive ended up in
a river, apparently because their luxury BMW
computer forgot to mention that they had to wait for a ferry. The
uninjured couple were driving late Friday nite when they came to a ferry
crossing at the Havel River in Caputh. That information was never stored
in the GPS-based navigation system which comes as an option in their new
car. The driver kept going straight in the dark, expecting a bridge, and
ended up in the river.
(quoted in an article on "judgement" in GeoInfo Systems Magazine's February
issue.)
Wonder if the heated seats worked?
Rick Stieg-75 Spitfire: Geographer/Planner by profession-never need a map
in the Spit, cause I never get very far, anyway ;)
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