FCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’.
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So... maps?
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Triangulation could be more efficient than GPS, in terms of energy use and such
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Lemme guess, Starlink will magically be suggested.
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In comes starlink to the rescue. But in typical Musk fashion it won't doesn't do what's advertised and cost a shit ton more
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Google and Apple and others already do that ad hoc, using signal strength from Bluetooth and WiFi beacons. Can contribute to that by just setting up a wireless access point or several near where you want more signal. Doesn't even need to be Internet-connected.
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We're too dependent on a technology that we spent tens of billions of dollars researching and perfecting over decades of research!
Possibly the dumbest statement I've heard this week.
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It's literally him convincing someone to sell their house that they own outright to rent from them because it's somehow much better (for him of course). It's so fucking stupid.
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In walks GLONASS I presume
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Remember that time he claimed Teslas windows were shatterproof and indestructable. Then he throws a baseball and the window instantly shatters?
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Triangulation of what, exactly? GPS already triangulates your position based on what it receives from multiple satellites, yeah?
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Lmao what a fucking dipshit
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Triangulation of GPS signals is what allows the System to determine your Position Global(ly)
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They should use that in GPS! /s
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Sounds like this guy couldn't find his own ass with two hands, a compass and a GPS receiver.
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Was a ball bearing. Same guy threw a baseball a couple years ago and it didn't break.
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GPS literally triangulates your position using 3 satellites. It's how it works.
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He sounds like the type of person who would drive into a lake if the GPS told him to
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Or GLONASS
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For those who are unfamiliar with it:
GLONASS (ГЛОНАСС, IPA: [ɡɫɐˈnas]; Russian: Глобальная навигационная спутниковая система, romanized: Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, lit. 'Global Navigation Satellite System') is a Russian satellite navigation system operating as part of a radionavigation-satellite service.
