Whether youâre on a road trip or just driving to a less familiar part of town, navigation systems can be a huge help. But that doesnât mean the GPS experience is always perfect.
In fact, many people have turned to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, to vent about their navigation system fails, share funny musings and more. Below, weâve rounded up 25 hilarious and relatable tweets about all things GPS.
(We should add that following the GPS too closely can be dangerous â keep an eye on the road.)
the number of turns i miss because my gps overestimates my ability to comprehend 600 ft
— That Mom Tho đŠ (@mom_tho) April 20, 2022
Me: *pulls into gas station* just a quick stop for gas!
— cal? (@cal_gif) January 24, 2020
GPS: wwhat the fukc is happening
just missed a exit on 285 and the gps went from 16 to 39 mins pic.twitter.com/rSeX8lLT7n
— 23rd (@Marlon23rd) February 7, 2021
So every birthday we get my grandma a GPS cause the women gets lost every time she leaves the house, and every year she loses the thing. Today my mom was on eBay for something and TURNS OUT this women was SELLING THE DAMN THINGS FOR THE LAST 8 years. Finessed... by my own grandma
— KieferâąMorgan (@yungkief00) March 25, 2019
me: turn left here
— dubstep4dads (@dubstep4dads) February 22, 2019
uber driver: the gps says right
me: omg đ„°đ„° are we having our first fight
I always like to race the GPS it'll be like you will arrive in 45 minutes and I be like....
— Savannah Edmonds (@savannahhe6) December 27, 2016
BET
I hate when the GPS turns down my music just to say "continue straight". Hunty, I'm not gonna make a random U-turn!!!! I know how to drive!!
— Rachel Ballinger (@MissRBaller) September 6, 2017
GPS leading you astray and making you late is the first sign of a robot uprising.
— Abbi Crutchfield (@curlycomedy) July 19, 2016
i worry GPS sometimes gives me a slower route so it can clear the good roads for drivers it likes better
— Lil Bit đ (@LizerReal) June 18, 2021
Your GPS should mutter âDamn it.â when recalculating your route if you miss a turn.
— Shower Thoughts (@ShwrThght) May 5, 2016
i'm not for the streets baby i use GPS in my own areađ
— MIA (@miacsosa) October 9, 2022
Normal GPS: âMake a left turn onto I-90â
— mac (@MacDoesIt) January 4, 2019
Waze: âHey, drive through this elementary school, fuck it, save 2 minutesâ
yes i do need to use my gps to get around the city iâve lived in my whole life
— nina isabelle (@ninabaca_) July 17, 2023
When you put the wrong address in your GPS and drive an hour out of the way.. đ
— chrisâ ian (@WeeklyChris) April 20, 2014
I love hearing someone blasting music out of their car and then the GPS directions pop off at full volume. YOU ARE ON THE FASTEST ROUTE!!!!!
— Beach Fossils (@beachfossils) June 26, 2016
My car's GPS has learned to say "Your other left."
— Just Bill (@WilliamAder) January 22, 2013
I love it when my mom fights with our GPS system in the car.
— Miranda Cosgrove (@MirandaCosgrove) December 22, 2010
GPS- "Turn right at Olive Ave"
My Mom- "No"
My cars gps only talks during my favorite parts of songs đ
— pw (@petewentz) November 26, 2014
Occasionally it's nice to ask the GPS lady where she wanna go
— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) August 5, 2015
Pretty sure my GPS has a "slowest route" function that is permanently selected.
— zooey deschanel (@ZooeyDeschanel) June 18, 2012
It would really help me if GPS voice navigation would throw in "you're doing great" once in a while between directions.
— Joanna Borns (@robotics) April 3, 2019
I stopped using Waze the day I ended up in a ferry tryna get home from Greenwich I ainât gonna lie it was faster but thatâs not the point
— CRUZ (@ECruzal) April 27, 2021
Do you think the husband of the GPS lady listens to her directions?
— Jeannie Gaffigan (@jeanniegaffigan) June 22, 2012
You can tell a lot about a person's character judging by how they handle a missed turn on GPS
— Megan Mace (@meganmace) April 30, 2016
Lol at my gps thinking I know how far 800 feet is in a moving car.
— SCAM GODDESS (@DivaLaci) August 11, 2022
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