Published 21:27 IST, June 28th 2019

Over a hundred cars end up on a road to nowhere in USA's Colorado after following Google Maps

In a bizarre incident in Colorado, USA, around 100 drivers came to a standstill in an empty field while using Google Maps route suggestions. What was aimed to save time and make life easier inadvertantly ended up delaying the drivers by leading them to an isolated field.

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In a bizarre incident in Coloro, USA, around 100 drivers came to a standstill in an empty field while using Google Maps route suggestions. What was aimed to save time and make life easier invertantly ended up delaying drivers by leing m to an isolated field.

Drivers with smartphones se days don't often get truly lost, thanks to navigation services such as Google Maps. But what happened in Coloro is a reminder that even with new techlogy, some shortcuts can still go very wrong.

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A woman who faced traffic on her way to airport said that she thought re might be a detour and pulled up directions on Google Maps. navigation system initially said 43 minutes and n suggested a different exit that would shorten time to arrive to 23 minutes inste. However, as per accounts, about a hundred cars formed a queue on ro and got trapped behind a couple of cars that couldn’t make it through because y got stuck in mud. To compound problem, cars couldn’t make a u-turn as ro was only bro eugh to handle one car at a time, as a result of which some 100 cars were in a delock.

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Google released a statement on this incident saying that y take several factors into account when y determine driving routes, including size of ro and directness of route. ir aim is to provide best and easiest routes; due to unforeseen events, wear issues can arise. y furr ded that y encour all drivers to follow local laws and use ir best judgment while driving.

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citizens of Coloro, however, learned hard way that techlogy isn't always foolproof. 

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14:01 IST, June 28th 2019