Ford Patents System for In-Vehicle Advertisements

[Mike1597]

What a privacy nightmare! Ford Patents In-Car System That Eavesdrops So It Can Play You Ads

Bad Idea Alert: Ford Files Patent for In-Car Ads (edmunds.com)

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[fossil]

AKA, Ford finds use for over sized in car displays.

 

[Montana]

Reminds me of "Ready Player One":

 

[oysterville]

Fuse 11.

 

[hdave]

Wasn't there some other news recently about Ford inventing/patenting technology to disable your car remotely?

 

[Gray Goose]

Just what we need, more distracted drivers. It should be restricted to when the vehicle is in Park.

 

[Mike1597]

And now a brief word from our cruise control sponsor State Farm, your cruise control will become active again in 15 seconds.

 

[RivrMav]

Just what we need, more distracted drivers. It should be restricted to when the vehicle is in Park.

Or have an opt-out.

 

[Stetson]

That’s ridiculous.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Wasn't there some other news recently about Ford inventing/patenting technology to disable your car remotely?

Automakers patent a lot of stuff, just to protect their ideas. It does not mean that all are put into production.
Example.....

System for Self-Repossessing Vehicles

Feb 28, 2023 — Ford's patent also describes remotely disabling functions such as the A/C and locking delinquent owners out of their vehicles.

One year l a t e r.

Ford drops attempt to patent tech allowing lenders to remotely ...

Jan 16, 2024 — Ford has abandoned its patent application for a controversial system that would take over vehicles whose owners are delinquent in making payments.

 

[Skeeter163]

Automakers patent a lot of stuff, just to protect their ideas. It does not mean that all are put into production.
Example.....

System for Self-Repossessing Vehicles

Feb 28, 2023 — Ford's patent also describes remotely disabling functions such as the A/C and locking delinquent owners out of their vehicles.
One year l a t e r.
Ford drops attempt to patent tech allowing lenders to remotely ...

Jan 16, 2024 — Ford has abandoned its patent application for a controversial system that would take over vehicles whose owners are delinquent in making payments.

I read somewhere that Ford got a patent fo magnets under the truck bed to keep stuff from sliding around

 

[Montana]

I read somewhere that Ford got a patent fo magnets under the truck bed to keep stuff from sliding around

*In Jesse Pinkmans voice
"Yea bitch! Magnets!"

 

[JetFixxxer]

What a privacy nightmare! Ford Patents In-Car System That Eavesdrops So It Can Play You Ads

Bad Idea Alert: Ford Files Patent for In-Car Ads (edmunds.com)

If they force ads upon us, they best be adjusting the price way below $10k.

 

[SP1966]

Yeah, it's called a radio.

 

[Bwicka]

What a privacy nightmare! Ford Patents In-Car System That Eavesdrops So It Can Play You Ads

Bad Idea Alert: Ford Files Patent for In-Car Ads (edmunds.com)

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