An LA-based couple are allegedly suing Google Maps after it lead them through a dangerous spot in Cape Town, Africa. Photo / Getty
Many travellers rely on Google Maps to get them from point A to point B.
However, one American couple ran into life-threatening trouble when they followed the app’s directions in South Africa, and are suing the company in response.
Jason and Katharine Zoladz, of Los Angeles, used Google Maps to navigate from their Airbnb to Cape Town International Airport in October. Little did they know, the app directed them along a section of highway nicknamed Hell Run, which is notorious for violent attacks against tourists.
According to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, the couple were returning to the airport to change their rental car to an SUV for a trip to the Kalahari Desert, the Mercury News reported.
The couple never made it to the airport. When they stopped at a red light, they were attacked at…