Ooh yes good patent it so other manufacturers won't do it. It's a win-win since I already wouldn't want a ford
Edit: what it uses cameras to look at other vehicles??? That is much worse
Yep, it snitches on other cars!
Let's be real, close to a majority of Americans have no issue with their iPhone being used as part of a mesh tracking network, even if it helps abusers with airtags.
All they have to do is sell this to people as benefiting them, and they will gobble it up. Hell, chances are, insurance companies will start offering reduced rates if you drive one (and then they buy the data from Ford and increase rates with it).
The massive difference between AirTags and this is that AirTags (and the whole Find My network, it’s not only AirTags after all) actually provide a useful service to each participant, namely locating their things if they get lost somewhere. This does effectively nothing for you and will only ever fuck over other people (you could argue rightfully so, but still) and provides no value to anyone other than the police.
Ooh that's gonna get your car keyed.
Ooh yes good patent it so other manufacturers won't do it.
Patents don't necessarily stop other OEMs from using it. It just means they'll have to pay Ford a fee to license it, themselves.
Sooo how long before we find a way to jailbreak the thing and essentially have an on-board "give that car a ticket" button to report false speed data on any driver we happen to be pissed off at?
...yeah I'd 100% abuse the fuck out of that.
Not just a law enforcement thing, either.
Ford will absolutely, 100%, start selling this data to insurance companies, who will absolutely use it to increase rates.
Are they trying to sell fewer vehicles?
"But if we market it as a subscription service, then surely customers will want it" - Some clueless executive
What they should do is give the car owners a cut if the ticket fees. They would have people patrolling the streets to catch speeders. There also be a big uptick in vandalism of Fords. I would love to watch this experiment with some popcorn.
Ford could put all their R&D money into developing low-cost EVs, but they'd prefer to give the cops a handout.
While I wish people would stop fucking speeding (you really aren't getting there that much faster) and tailgaiting like fucking Talladega nights, I still think this is bullshit and fuck Ford for doing this.
Are they trying to make cars undesirable?
It's an absolute win win.
If they patent it, no one else can use the same system in the same way. So it's contained to Ford.
If they don't end up using it. It's simply a safeguard that no one else can either.
If they do end up using it, people will shy away from Ford, making the roads safer for everyone.
As I said. Win win. This is fantastic news.
Heh. Guess theyre tired of making money
Right? Why the hell would I buy a vehicle that's going to report me to the police?
Ah classic boot licking just like ol' henry ford
What do you mean by tha-
Only a single great man, Ford, to their fury still maintains full independence [from the control of Jewish masters]. -(Mein Kampf)
Oh. Well, shit.
Fascist nazi fuck company. Class traitor ICE vehicles seem on point though.
This is likely for new models of Interceptors so that cops don't have to hold those heavy radar guns to generate revenue. Instead they can automatically ticket speeders while driving to the donut shop or their next victim's house.
The all new Ford Narc 2024, with optional stitches.
You won't buy a Ford because it'll rat you out to the cops
I won't buy a Ford because they're dog shit vehicles
We are not the same
With how rarely Toyota's break down, I hesitate to consider any other car company. Ford is near bottom of the barrel.
Maybe they are patenting this just so that no one else can make it! Because they are generous kind hearted people, right? Right?..... Omg :(
And that's why I love old cars.
Great, investors have a target to short sell in the car industry based on Fords bad product development
This idea seems like what someone would come up with if they’re devoid from the reality of driving and have only been chauffeured around lol
They could make a system that doesn't allow the vehicle to speed but I guess allowing it and then snitching is better
That sounds like a really bad idea. There are plenty of legitimate reasons to go over the limit situationally.
Especially when other drivers could potentially put you in harms way that you otherwise wouldn't be able to evade.
Also what if you need to rush to the hospital and don't have time for an ambulance? Not great but better than someone dying because they didn't get attention in time.
If I have to buy a "new" car someday, I'm cutting off every antenna I see.
Unable to contact servers; boot loop, car won't start; manufacturer sues you for breaking licensing agreement with unapproved modifications
If my car is going to be a snitch, I want a share of that fat ticket money. ;)
Pay me or GTFO.
Maybe if we didn't make city streets as wide as highways, people wouldn't drive so fast. I feel like it's obvious that people will drive faster between painted lines than if those lines were walls. Even lining a street with trees lowers speeds. An indirect side effect would be a drop in ticket revenue, but surely the police department would prefer safety over money.
surely the police department would prefer safety over money.
What's especially hilarious is that my Ford Escape reads speed limit signs and then adjusts the cruise control to the new limit +5mph. They let you adjust that setting up to +/- 10mph, iirc.
Noted: driving 3 mph under the speed limit in front of all fords from now on.
GM will be patenting LED windshields showing the middle-finger and blurring the license plate every time a Ford passes by.
I'm curious if this would actually hold up in court as evidence that a person was speeding.
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