Satnavs and other devices relying on GPS technology may go haywire this weekend, scientists have warned. Satnavs and other devices relying on GPS technology may go haywire this weekend, scientists have warned. 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’. The first rollover occurred in August 1999 - when comparatively few GPS devices were in operation.

Source: Daily Mail April 04, 2019 16:18 UTC