Sometimes technological updates are helpful and extremely welcome, but sometimes, like the latest version of Apple's Maps in iOS6, it's a very bad thing indeed. There has already been considerable backlash over the switch from the integrated Google Maps experience within iOS devices to Apple's Google-free Maps system. The new Maps in notoriously inaccurate, often creating places that don't exist or moving places entirely.
In Australia, however, Apple's Maps are so bad that the local police of Mildura have had to issue warning to travellers that using Apple's Maps could be a danger to their lives. An excerpt from the article at The Verge is included below--click the source link to read the full article.
[T]he police have had to rescue motorists that ended up in the wrong place — some stranded without food or water for 24 hours. Others were forced to walk "long distances through dangerous terrain" in order to get phone reception; since temperatures can reach up to 46° Celsius (115° Fahrenheit), the police have called it a "potentially life-threatening issue."
Source: The Verge
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