# Stranded Trucker Shows Why You Should Never Blindly Trust Your GPS

> The California Highway Patrol unit based out of Grass Valley, an area just west of Tahoe, got a call on Christmas Eve about a semi-truck that had taken a wrong turn and got stuck.

- **Source:** [SlashGear](https://www.slashgear.com/2069260/stranded-christmas-trucker-dont-trust-gps/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=696272b26ac37821096b43cb)
- **Published:** 2026-01-10
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #area #blindly #driver #never #road #shows #stranded #trucker
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