Google’s ‘Project Soli’ is a Radar-Based Motion Sensor to Control Devices Without Touching Them
What’s next after the touchscreen? Some might say voice commands, but others, like Google, may be heading in another direction. To be fair, Google is giving a lot of attention to voice commands, especially with Google Assistant. But this is a company that is always looking ahead. Reuters is reporting this week that Google has landed approval in the United States for its “Project Soli”. Specifically, the FCC has green-lit Google’s ability to use more powerful sensors than what’s currently allowed, and Project Soli can also be used on aircraft as well. Per the FCC: “We find that the Soli sensors, when operating under the waiver conditions specified herein, pose minimal potential of causing harmful interference to other spectrum users and uses of the 57-64 GHz frequency band, including for the earth exploration satellite service (EESS) and the radio astronomy service (RAS),” the FCC wrote in its order. “We further find that grant of the waiv...