GPS: What it can and can't do

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 16:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Many drivers are abandoning paper maps entirely in favour of a glowing screen and a voice that politely tells them to "turn left in 300 metres" or "merge onto highway." Yet it seems that every week, there's another story of someone getting profoundly lost following GPS instructions.

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