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MATERS IN STAT: Satnavs and even power grids could go haywire due to a ‘GPS rollover’ bug that will strike this weekend, experts warn

 
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MATERS IN STAT: Satnavs and even power grids could go haywire due to a ‘GPS rollover’ bug that will strike this weekend, experts warn
The warning has been issued by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the UK
•Satnav makers TomTom and Garmin have also flagged the problem with users
•It arises from the timing system on many older models 'resetting' this weekend
•The NPL said the effects of the ‘GPS rollover’ were ‘truly unpredictable’


Satnavs and other devices relying on GPS technology may go haywire this weekend, scientists have warned.

Motorists, sailors and pilots using GPS technology could all be affected on Saturday at 1am GMT - with the risk greatest with older models of satnav.

But GPS is also used in many other applications, including the electricity grid, which could also be hit, experts warned.
The warning has been issued by the National Physical Laboratory in the UK as well as satnav makers TomTom and Garmin.


The problem is that the timing system on many older models is due to reset - or ‘rollover’ - this weekend.

The NPL said the effects of the ‘GPS rollover’ were ‘truly unpredictable’.

But it could mean the time and date - as well as the estimated time of arrival at destination - going wrong in your car’s satnav, with a software update needed to fix it.

Other impacts could be on financial traders who use GPS to record trades, and ports which use GPS information for the loading of ships.

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