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

How to spot a car company no longer innovating

Ah classic boot licking just like ol' henry ford

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

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

They could make a system that doesn't allow the vehicle to speed but I guess allowing it and then snitching is better

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.

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

Noted: driving 3 mph under the speed limit in front of all fords from now on.

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