Australia Moves North At Rate Of ~5 Feet Every 20 Years — How Will This Affect The GPS Systems In Autonomous Vehicles?

As a result of predictable tectonic activity, the Australian continental plate moves northwards at a rate of around 2.8 inches a year — with around 5 feet of movement in just the last 22 years. As a result, the country is notably out of sync with GPS systems. As a means of dealing with this, [&hellip

Australia Moves North At Rate Of ~5 Feet Every 20 Years — How Will This Affect The GPS Systems In Autonomous Vehicles? was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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