Apple Maps glitch may be 'life threatening'
Australian police warn of motorists stranded due to latest iPhone operating system
CBC News/Posted: Dec 10, 2012 10:20 AM ET
Errors in Apple's mapping application on the iPhone are "potentially
life threatening," Australian police warn after several motorists were
led off-track, and even stranded for 24 hours without food or water.
Police in Mildura, Victoria, on Monday urged motorists to "be careful" as officers have been receiving calls from "distressed" motorists who have become stranded in Murray-Sunset National Park after following inaccurate directions due to problems with the maps application in the new operating system introduced with the launch of the iPhone 5.
Police in Mildura, Victoria, on Monday urged motorists to "be careful" as officers have been receiving calls from "distressed" motorists who have become stranded in Murray-Sunset National Park after following inaccurate directions due to problems with the maps application in the new operating system introduced with the launch of the iPhone 5.
Police
in Mildura, Australia, are recommending that motorists avoid Apple's
Maps application on iPhone's latest operating system because it is
giving erroneous directions. (Eric Risberg/Associated Press)
"Police
are extremely concerned as there is no water supply within the park and
temperatures can reach as high as 46 degrees Celsius, making this a
potentially life-threatening issue," Mildura police said in a statement.
Apple's Maps application, on the new iOS 6 operating system, has already been the target of criticism, with reviewers pointing out missed locations, including William Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Apple CEO Tim Cook in September said the company was "extremely sorry" for the frustration its Maps application has caused, and is working to make it better.
Still, Mildura police's tests on Apple Maps on iOS 6 showed it listed the location of Mildura in the centre of the 633,000-hectare park, roughly 70 kilometres away from the city, it said.
As a result, some of the drivers using the mapping application were left stranded for up to 24 hours without food or water, and had to walk "long distance through dangerous terrain to get phone reception," the police statement said.
They recommended that anyone travelling within Victoria choose other navigation tools.
"Police have contacted Apple in relation to the issue and hope the matter is rectified promptly to ensure the safety of motorists," Mildura police said.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/12/10/apple-maps-australia-glitch.html
Apple's Maps application, on the new iOS 6 operating system, has already been the target of criticism, with reviewers pointing out missed locations, including William Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Apple CEO Tim Cook in September said the company was "extremely sorry" for the frustration its Maps application has caused, and is working to make it better.
Still, Mildura police's tests on Apple Maps on iOS 6 showed it listed the location of Mildura in the centre of the 633,000-hectare park, roughly 70 kilometres away from the city, it said.
As a result, some of the drivers using the mapping application were left stranded for up to 24 hours without food or water, and had to walk "long distance through dangerous terrain to get phone reception," the police statement said.
They recommended that anyone travelling within Victoria choose other navigation tools.
"Police have contacted Apple in relation to the issue and hope the matter is rectified promptly to ensure the safety of motorists," Mildura police said.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/12/10/apple-maps-australia-glitch.html
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