Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoPorsche Cars in Russia Shut Down After Satellite System Failureheadlinesmonitor.comexternal-linkmessage-square95linkfedilinkarrow-up1429arrow-down12
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minus-squareMagister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down5·1 month agoWell, it’s because Russia is jamming GPS signal, it affects planes, cars, everything relying on GPS.
minus-squareRipLemmDotEE@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoThat’s a huge leap to assume GPS blocking was also blanketing other 2 way satellite communication frequencies.
minus-squarebjoern_tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoNone of these things need GPS to function. Even planes. A compass, a map and a clock go a long way.
minus-squareTimeNaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoFor planes maybe it’s not strictly necessary but makes things way safer
Well, it’s because Russia is jamming GPS signal, it affects planes, cars, everything relying on GPS.
That’s a huge leap to assume GPS blocking was also blanketing other 2 way satellite communication frequencies.
None of these things need GPS to function. Even planes. A compass, a map and a clock go a long way.
For planes maybe it’s not strictly necessary but makes things way safer