Each year, since their introduction, there have been horror stories of people who have followed their automobile’s GPS instructions, only to find themselves stranded in deep snow or mud on rarely-traveled rural roads. The GPS has no sense of season, nor of road conditions that vary during different times of year.
Even in good weather, when you’re driving in unfamiliar country — particularly if it’s rural == don’t accept your GPS as the final word. It could save your life to ask questions instead of blindly following the voice in the box