Ford trying to patent system that reports speeding vehicles to police

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

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.

Are they trying to sell fewer vehicles?

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?

Heh. Guess theyre tired of making money

Ah classic boot licking just like ol' henry ford

How to spot a car company no longer innovating

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.

I'm never buying a newer car.

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

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

If I have to buy a "new" car someday, I'm cutting off every antenna I see.

Yet another reason I will never own a ford vehicle.

Patent it so nobody is allowed to use it?

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.

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.

I'm curious if this would actually hold up in court as evidence that a person was speeding.

GM will be patenting LED windshields showing the middle-finger and blurring the license plate every time a Ford passes by.

but what if I only went above limit for 1 second by mistake? vigilante snitching is not the police to decide to give me ticket

And then selling a subscription to turn it off

Surprised it took this long. Well, guess that means it's time to faraday cage the 5g radios in the vehicles or find a way to create a super small jammer that can only broadcast in your car. Some sort of license plate blocker that only shows at a certain angle too.

Fuck that shit.

Like 90% of people speed all the time. This system would produce so much data it would be useless.

Interesting. The article suggests the car would photograph others speeding rather than reporting itself.

Personally, I don't mind speeders so much except when they're weaving between traffic recklessly. I do really hate tailgaters though. So a rear-facing camera maybe?

I see Ford wants to produce only cop cars.

Ford trying to patent a way to bankrupt themselves for when no one ever buys another ford ever again.

when are we gonna have biomedical devices that directly send their test results to health insurance companies? I feel like we are missing this for a perfect Dystopia

This is a weird one. I speed, and so does everyone else, but nobody has the right to speed, and I cant say it necessarily would be bad to have more speeding restrictions. Im sure it would be just as abused as any other part of the law and justice system but I dont find it inherently unappealing.

Lord, Mr. Ford, I just wish that you could see what your simple horseless carriage has become.

Cue the “I wasn’t driving, that was someone else!” Defense.

Should be Dodge

We've had the technology for a long time. And speeding really is a contributing factor to motor vehicle accidents and fatalities. If we're going to have a society that requires being in cars then we need to be a society with severe rules for putting the rest of us in mortal danger.

Why not just have a speed cap on cars?

Edit : I see I got a few dislikes. I was actually genuinely curious. Thanks for the answers!

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Good. F150 drivers need to get off my ass when I'm already 10 over on local roads. I ain't ever buying a Ford so fuck em.

How is this bad? Speeding is a huge problem ever since the Fast & Furious movies made young guys think it’s cool to drive 180km/h through cities.