Apple's decision to replace Google's mapping service with an error-plagued native app is causing motorists to stray in dangerous terrain in Australia. Local police in Mildura, Australia, have issued warnings after faulty directions from Apple Maps placed a number of travelers in a potentially life threatening situation. Apple Maps shows the city of Mildura as being in the middle of Murray Sunset National Park, about 70 kilometers from where it should be.
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- Some of the travelers rescued by police have been stranded for up to 24 hours without food and water, and walked long distances through dangerous terrain to get reception.
- Apple Maps is a key addition to iOS 6, which is the built-in operating system of the iPhone 5. Owners of older devices who stuck with iOS 5 still have access to the Google Maps app.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook in September formally apologized for issues surrounding Apple Maps and recommended that iPhone and iPad owners instead use Bing, Google, or Nokia maps in the meantime.
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While Apple has apologized already for the state of it's mapping system it seems what they did to fix it is not enough.- Kevin Everett, Daily Mobile
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