On 08/05/15 12:38, David Lochrin wrote: > On 2015-05-06 13:46 Stephen Loosley wrote: > >> Additionally, the researchers believe their technology could make a >> significant difference in people's daily lives, including transportation, >> where centimeter-accurate GPS could lead to better vehicle-to-vehicle >> communication technology. >> >> "If your car knows in real time the precise position and velocity of an >> approaching car that is blocked from view by other traffic, your car can >> plan ahead to avoid a collision," Humphreys said. > Of course that's until your GPS receiver drives into a signal dead-spot or > loses the thread altogether in a built-up area like a city. Or the > controlling nation switches it off during an international emergency, or > their enemy manages to disable it, or hackers get into it (what a target!)... > > Call me a cynic, but I think it's just another technology looking for a > market. Unfortunately that doesn't necessarily mean it won't become a > reality. >
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