Amazon.com Inc. has won U.S. permission to use radar to monitor consumers’ sleep habits.
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday granted Amazon.com Inc. approval to use a radar sensor to sense motion and “enable contactless sleep tracing functionalities.”
Amazon on June 22 asked the FCC, which regulates airwave uses, for permission to market a device that uses radar. The technology captures movement in three dimensions, enabling a user to control its features through simple gestures and movements, the company said in a filing.
The capability, according to Amazon, could help people with “with mobility, speech, or tactile impairments,”and it could