Drivers transporting athletes and high-ranking officials in the run-up to the Games keep getting lost because of a satnav glitch.
About 4000 BMWs have been fitted with the so-called Dynamic Olympic Route System which ensures they follow the network of VIP-only routes. But drivers say the system has crashed repeatedly.
“When it happens it’s like driving in the dark.”
As a back-up, each car has a basic satnav system, but it sends drivers along the shortest route, ignoring the Olympic ‘Zil lanes’, designed specifically for VIPs, which are free of traffic and therefore faster.
In one such case, the basic satnav directed a chauffeur to congested Piccadilly Circus and a journey that should have taken just 30 minutes ended up taking 80.
One driver, who claimed the DORS system crashed on the first three days of training, said another problem was that it was reliant on receiving a strong wi-fi signal.
A Games spokesman said: “There have been some minor technical issues but BMW is working to resolve these.” - Daily Mail