FOX Business’ Susan Li reports on Tesla stock rising after the company announced it would split its stock to lower the price for investors.
Tesla Inc. asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approval to launch a short-range interactive motion sensor device that can help prevent children from being left in hot cars and improve theft systems.
The California automaker wants to use permission without licensed millimeter-wave sensors that would operate at higher power levels than allowed under existing rules.
The Tesla device would use four transmit and three receiving antennas, powered by a radar front-end unit. Tesla says that millimeter-wave radar technology has advantages over other sensing systems such as camera-based or occupant detection systems for occupants.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | TESLA INC. | 2,061.92 | +60.09 | + 3.00% |
The radar-based system “provides depth perception and can ‘see’ through soft materials, such as a blanket that covers a child in a child fight.”
Tesla added it “can distinguish between a child and an object left on the seat, reduce the chance of false alarms” and can “detect micro-movements such as breathing patterns and heart rates, no one can be detected by cameras or sensors alone in the seats. ”
Radar imaging, Tesla adds, can assess body size to optimize airbag deployment in the event of an accident depending on whether an adult is sitting or a child, which says it would be more effective than existing sensor systems on sitting on weights.
It would also more accurately determine when reminders for belts should intervene.
The FCC is seeking public comment on Tesla’s request through Sept. 21.
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Tesla notes that in 2018 the FCC issued a similar application for a Google device from Alphabet Inc that operates under identical operating parameters.
Valeo North America filed an application with the FCC in March for its car safety monitoring device that would also detect children in cars. The request is pending.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says more than 50 children died when left in hot cars in 2019 and 2018. Of those incidents, 54% occurred because someone forgot a child.
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