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how do the cars do that? do they have a network connection? or same radio clock sync?
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> the cars are equipped with a GPS "sync" module. The lights on all of the cars then start their flash pattern at the exact same time based off the data from the GPS satellite.
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@kaia you could just do that with the onboard clocks if they can get precise time like for gps
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instead of brain there is eel
eal@shinonome.technology
@kaia every time they notice the car in front switch light color, they bump their switch timer forward a little bit like a firefly
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@kaia GPS outputs something called PPS which can be used in NTP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-per-second_signal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-per-second_signal
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