Woman sues Google Maps over walking route
A California woman is suing Google after she was hit by a car while walking on a route suggested by Google Maps. Lauren Rosenberg claims Google had a duty to warn her that the street it recommended in Park City, Utah, had no sidewalks. Though she chose to walk down the street anyway, she says Google implies that users can “rely on the accuracy of the walking directions given.”
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