Question: pdsolve gives PDEtools/eval/2) numeric exception: division by zero on basic first order PDE

Using Latest Physics updates (I am not sure when this started), pdsolve gives Error, (in PDEtools/eval/2) numeric exception: division by zero on the following problem from a HW from text book.

restart;
PackageTools:-IsPackageInstalled("Physics Updates");
                             "220"


pde:=diff(w(x,t),t)+3*t*diff(w(x,t),x)=w(x,t);
ic:=w(x,0)=f(x);
sol:=pdsolve([pde,ic],w(x,t));

Error, (in PDEtools/eval/2) numeric exception: division by zero
 

Mathematica answer btw is 

pde = D[w[x, t], t] + 3 t D[w[x, t], x] == w[x, t];
ic = w[x, 0] == f[x];
sol = Simplify[DSolve[{pde, ic}, w[x, t], {x, t}]]

This is on Maple 2018.2 on windows 10 64 bit.

Any idea what is causing this and any workaround? Do others get the same exception?