Eezyville@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoFord trying to patent system that reports speeding vehicles to policewww.local12.comexternal-linkmessage-square206fedilinkarrow-up1542arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1529arrow-down1external-linkFord trying to patent system that reports speeding vehicles to policewww.local12.comEezyville@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square206fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSam_Bass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·5 months agoHeh. Guess theyre tired of making money
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·5 months agoRight? Why the hell would I buy a vehicle that’s going to report me to the police?
minus-squarethreeganzi@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 months agoThey’re probably waiting for this tech to be required by law and make a lot of cash on the patent.
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·5 months agoBecause it will not report you. It will report others it sees on the road - except Fords.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agoThey already have to implement a system to shut off the car if “drunk driving is detected” by law
minus-squareirreticent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 months agoI haven’t heard of that. How does it work? It shuts the car off if you swerve a lot? Do you have a source I could read more about this?
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoThe law doesn’t say how it should work at all. This source seems the least biased I’ve seen on it https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/editorials/why-are-people-worried-about-automotive-kill-switch-mandates-44503639
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?
They’re probably waiting for this tech to be required by law and make a lot of cash on the patent.
Because it will not report you. It will report others it sees on the road - except Fords.
They already have to implement a system to shut off the car if “drunk driving is detected” by law
I haven’t heard of that. How does it work? It shuts the car off if you swerve a lot?
Do you have a source I could read more about this?
The law doesn’t say how it should work at all. This source seems the least biased I’ve seen on it
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/editorials/why-are-people-worried-about-automotive-kill-switch-mandates-44503639