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Is Ford Trying To Patent a Way For Its Cars To Report Speeding To the Police?
Is Ford trying to patent a way for its cars to report speeding drivers to the police? An article in Motor Authority notes that this patent application from Ford was filed January 12th of 2023 — and just published 11 days ago by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: In the application, Ford d...
An article in Motor Authority notes that this patent application from Ford was filed January 12th of 2023 — and just published 11 days ago by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: In the application, Ford discusses using cars to monitor each other's speeds. 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. 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... Ford has also tried to patent a "night drive mode" that would limit vehicle speeds at night for everyone — including first responders.
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