FCC Staff Seeks Comment on WaveSense UWB Driver-Assistance Tech Request

FCC staff wants comment by Sept. 16, replies by Oct. 1, on WaveSense's waiver request from sections 15.509(b) and 15.525 of commission rules for its driver-assistance technology using ultra-wideband ground-penetrating radar for "lanekeeping in challenging environmental conditions, such as snow or fog.” When a vehicle drives on a mapped road, the technology would use algorithms to match the current scan with previously captured data to determine position, the company says, per an Office of Engineering and Technology public notice in Wednesday's Daily Digest and for docket 19-241. The UWB radar operates at 103-403 MHz.