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	Lying SAT NAV

Milindu

1-16-2007 1:41 AM

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1-16-2007 5:37 PM

ericskiff

Yikes. This is one of the horror stories that gets tossed around when developing devices like this.

"What if it tells someone to turn left, and they drive off a bridge"

"Funny, Smith, but I don't think anyone's that dumb!"

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