Tesla, Infineon Waiver Requests Get Support at FCC
Tesla's request to market a sensing device for the 60-64 GHz band at higher power than specified in FCC rules for applications including child safety systems and seat belt reminders (see 2008200027) got general support in comments posted through Tuesday…
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in docket 20-264. Commenters also supported an Infineon Technologies waiver request, with the same deadlines, in docket 20-263, for in-vehicle child safety systems that operate in the 57-64 GHz band at higher power. “Granting Tesla’s request … will be in the best interest of the public by creating significant safety and security benefits through advanced vehicle safety applications” and won’t pose interference risks, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation said. “Children unknowingly left in or independently accessing ‘hot cars’ result in tragic, yet preventable, fatalities,” said Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety. Infineon's waiver would “accelerate the advancement and availability of such devices” and “will not increase the potential for interference to other spectrum users,” Tesla said. ADC Automotive Distance Control Systems said "the Commission should encourage the development and deployment of in-cabin technologies such as the chip technology proposed by Infineon."