<ul><li>Google Maps mistakenly informed drivers in Germany that highways across the country were closed, leading to chaos on the roads.</li><li>The error caused traffic jams near major German cities like Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Dortmund, with users seeing a flood of red dots on the app indicating road closures.</li><li>The incident occurred during Germany's busy Ascension Day public holiday, exacerbating the situation with increased traffic.</li><li>Google stated that the issue lasted for a few hours and that they are internally reviewing the problem, citing a variety of sources contributing to the information in Google Maps.</li></ul>

Google Maps falsely told drivers in Germany that roads across the country were closed

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