However, FMCSA makes it clear that the restriction does not apply to any other device or technology unless such technology can receive a television broadcast signal. As a result, FMCSA said it does not believe the rule could potentially discourage the use of ITS-related technologies, noting the use of in-vehicle display screens that provide drivers with real-time map displays of areas of traffic congestion, construction, and accidents.
Some satellite communications systems enable motor carriers to track their vehicles en route to a destination, and to transmit written messages to drivers that appear on video terminals in the cab. Also, some collision-avoidance or warning systems display video images of traffic around the vehicle, FMCSA said. The decision was published July 24 in the Federal Register.
