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If a commercial GPS tracker travels faster than 1,200 mph, it will instantly shut itself off. Why?

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If a commercial GPS tracker travels faster than 1,200 mph, it will instantly shut itself off. Why?

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If a commercial GPS tracker travels faster than 1,200 mph, it will instantly shut itself off. Why?
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