[time-nuts] GPS week rollover

[Björn]

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> On 28 Mar 2019, at 23:45, Gary E. Miller <gem at rellim.com> wrote:
> 
> Yo Mark!
> 
> On Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:38:42 +0000
> Mark Sims <holrum at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I doubt that any GPS receivers will be newly affected on April 6.
> 
> Telit has already issued an App note on this.  They tested their GPS
> with a GPS simulator.  One of their common models will fail on April 6.
> Two more will fail in November.
> 
> Sorry, I can't find it online.
> 
> I know because a well known self driving car company contacted me after
> they discovered a large number of their cars are affected.

Thats a bit strange considering the timeframes involved. Would have imagined that the self driving company bought units within say the last five years... why would the GPS vendor sell receivers that will fail for this reason so soon after purchase?

/Björn