With precise ranging, UWB outperforms Bluetooth and WiFi in both accuracy and security, and this advantage can be leveraged in many different use cases. Based on the FiRa Consortium, the initial focus is on three main use case categories: hands-free access control; location-based services; and device-to-device (peer-to-peer) applications:
Smart Car Access - Unlock your car instantly with your smartphone as you approach it, allowing keyless entry and remote start.
Secure Wireless Payments - It is more secure than NFC and you can keep your smartphone in your pocket.
Secure Building Access - Automatically open doors to secure areas within buildings once you approach them.
Smart Retail - Provides useful information about the product you just bought or special offers for purchasing the product.
Asset Tracking – Boeing uses UWB tags to track more than 10,000 tools, carts, and other items on its massive factory floor.
Sports and Fitness Tracking - The NFL is already using UWB transmitters in each shoulder pad to track players on the field for instant replay animations. The position of the football is updated 2,000 times per second.
Wearable health sensor - Biometric UWB bracelet that monitors body temperature, blood oxygen saturation, body movement and heart rate 24 hours a day.
Medical Radar - UWB pulses can be used to monitor a person's breathing and heartbeat from a distance by reading the reflected UWB signal.
Indoor Navigation - Navigate indoors with precision to your gate at the airport or to your product on the shelf.
Smart Home - Lights, speakers and any other connected device with UWB sensing capabilities will be able to follow users from room to room, for example adjusting the volume of a speaker or switching Netflix profiles to yours based on where you are standing.
Warehouse positioning - proactively track people, machines and equipment in the room, and accurately locate them in emergency situations - detect unconscious people.
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