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GPS Alliance Wants More Information on UWB Waiver Request

The GPS Innovation Alliance told the FCC it needs more information before weighing on a request by Geophysical Survey Systems Inc. (GSSI) for a waiver of commission rules for ultra-wideband ground-penetrating radar devices to allow the certification and marketing of a new device it's developing. The device would assist autonomous vehicles in staying in their lane. In May, GSSI asked for action on its 2019 waiver request (see 2505280052).

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“GPSIA reiterates its appreciation and support for advances in autonomous vehicles and the promise that GSSI’s … device holds for self-driving vehicles,” said a filing posted Wednesday in docket 19-155. “We stand ready to evaluate the requested technical details when they are made available,” the group said.