Ford Motor Company, like GM, follows the rules of the Bai-Den Maladministration.
Ford Motor Company reported a whopping $132,000 loss on each electric vehicle (EV) sold during the first three months of 2024, amassing a $1.3 billion loss.
The auto manufacturer’s electric vehicle unit revealed Thursday that they experienced a 20 percent decrease in sales volume and were forced to slash prices due to low consumer demand...
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Future Fords might detect speeding and report you to the cops
(Motor Authority) – Ford is trying to patent a way for its cars to report speeding drivers to the police.
A patent application from the automaker titled “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations”
was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jul. 18 2024, and was originally filed by Ford Jan. 12, 2023.
In the application, Ford discusses using cars to monitor each other’s speeds. If one car detects that a nearby vehicle is being driven above
the posted limit, it could use onboard cameras to photograph that vehicle. A report containing both speed data and images of the targeted
vehicle could then be sent directly to a police car or roadside monitoring units via an Internet connection, according to Ford.
Using vehicles for speed surveillance would make cops’ jobs easier, as they wouldn’t have to quickly identify speeding violations and
take off in pursuit, Ford notes in the application. It also means some of that work could be delegated to self-driving cars, which could
be equipped to detect speeding violations, the automaker adds.
It’s unclear what legal argument Ford would make should it try to implement this tech, as human police officers wouldn’t be witnessing
the alleged speeding being reported through the connected cars. Speed cameras already provide stationary enforcement of speed limits,
but they can only issue tickets based on a vehicle’s license plate number because they can’t confirm who is driving.
Ford has also tried to patent a “night drive mode” that would limit vehicle speeds at night for everyone—including first responders.
This takes things a bit further by turning drivers into unwitting snitches. Ford regularly files patent applications for new car tech,
not all of which makes it to production.