Driving with GPS can be difficult to navigate
<p><span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Positioning">Positioning</span> <span word="Systems">Systems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="directions">directions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="send">send</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="error">error</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>.</p><p><span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mobile">Mobile</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stockholm">Stockholm</span>, <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="human">human</span>-<span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="interaction">interaction</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="HCI">HCI</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="flown">flown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span>-<span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>.</p><p><span word="BARRY">BARRY</span> <span word="BROWN">BROWN</span>: “<span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="plugged">plugged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> '<span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="out">out</span>'.”</p><p><span word="Mister">Mister</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="error">error</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortcomings">shortcomings</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="failures">failures</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>.</p><p><span word="BARRY">BARRY</span> <span word="BROWN">BROWN</span>: “<span word="One">One</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overview">overview</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="place">place</span>.”</p>
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