Japanese car drivers affected by GPS bug

Japanese car drivers affected by GPS bug

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese car navigation system manufacturers receive a number of phone calls from drivers on Aug. 22 as their automobile directional devices failed because of a computer flaw. The photo shows an employee of Pioneer Electronic Corp., one of car navigation system makers, updating navigation devices that are based on global positioning system (GPS) at the company's Ryogoku service station in Tokyo.

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