A newly filed lawsuit against the tech giant Google alleges that despite receiving warnings from both U.S. and South African officials regarding a dangerous route commonly used by Google Maps, where violent thieves often targeted tourists, the company neglected to address the issue. Consequently, a California couple fell victim to a brutal attack, as per the lawsuit against the Mountain View-based company.
On an October morning last year, Jason and Katharine Zoladz were using Google Maps to navigate from their Airbnb in a coastal Cape Town suburb to Cape Town International Airport, where they were to swap their rented car for an SUV for a trip to a Kalahari Desert wildlife preserve, according to their lawsuit filed Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Instead of the Kalahari, Jason ended up in the hospital for a three-hour surgery and Katharine was left with lasting emotional damage after a bloody attack by thieves, according to the lawsuit.
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