Reuters Insider - Google wins U.S. approval for radar-based hand motion sensor
02/01/2019 16:56
Click the following link to watch video: https://share.insider.thomsonreuters.com/link?entryId=1_jh460vy0&referenceId=tag:reuters.com,2019:newsml_OV9VGGMZV_930&pageId=ReutersNews Source: Reuters Insider Description: Alphabet's Google unit won approval from U.S. regulators to deploy a radar-based motion sensing device known as Project Soli. Zachary Goelman reports. Short Link: https://reut.rs/2LLX33D Video Transcript: Radar sensors that allow you to control a device without touching it. Google parent, Alphabet, won approval from the Federal Communications Commission to deploy a motion sensing device known as Project Soli. An FCC order issued Monday granted Google a waiver that would let it use higher powered sensors than normally allowed and permit the devices for use on airplanes. The FCC said the Soli sensors capture motion in a three dimensional space using a radar beam to enable touchless control that can benefit users with impaired mobility or speech. Google says the sensors can allow users to press an invisible button between the thumb and index fingers or use a virtual dial that turns by rubbing the thumb against a finger. The new tech raised some opposition from another Silicon Valley giant. Facebook told the FCC that the higher powered Soli censors could interfere with other technologies. After discussions, Google and Facebook jointly told the FCC in September they agreed that the sensors could operate at levels lower than what Google initially proposed. A Google spokeswoman did not immediately respond for comment on Tuesday, citing the New Year's Day holiday