Ford lockout patent

[InOmaha]

This is for @Zorba.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/ford-patent-lock-out-cars-repossessed

 

[Zorba]

This is for @Zorba.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/ford-patent-lock-out-cars-repossessed

I'm not worried as I don't participate. I see both smartphones and infotainment are mentioned.

 

[InOmaha]

I don't either, but I don't want that tech in my car at all. If you pay off the car, does the tech transfer to the county. In case you forget to register on time.

 

[Zorba]

I don't either, but I don't want that tech in my car at all. If you pay off the car, does the tech transfer to the county. In case you forget to register on time.

That's exactly my point. I don't participate. I refuse to own a car with a touchscreen, cell MODEM, electronic nannies, or other "tech" crap.

 

[JEEPCJTJ]

If you pay off the car, does the tech transfer to the county. In case you forget to register on time.

My guess is no because more than the county will probably have access as needed from day one.

 

[KennethS]

Mmmm yeah, I am not in that population as my newest vehicle was made in 2005, and as said above I have no interest in all those electronic doo-dads and a touch screen. And about those, how does the NHTSA / federal government sign off on a system that forces the driver to look away from the road to change the radio station, fan speed, etc? Isn't that just inviting disaster?

 

[Apparition]

My guess is no because more than the county will probably have access as needed from day one.

There are people who pull the fuses on the newer Fords so they can’t transmit or download.

 

[Apparition]

Mmmm yeah, I am not in that population as my newest vehicle was made in 2005, and as said above I have no interest in all those electronic doo-dads and a touch screen. And about those, how does the NHTSA / federal government sign off on a system that forces the driver to look away from the road to change the radio station, fan speed, etc? Isn't that just inviting disaster?

Not forced. You can adjust everything via voice.

 

[KennethS]

You can adjust everything via voice.

Annnnd another thing that I will never have anywhere near me.

 

[Rickyd]

Brave new world....

 

[tworley]

Regarding the eye-opening patent, Ford said in a statement, "We don’t have any plans to deploy this."

Ford spokesman Wes Sherwood told the Detroit Free Press, "We submit patents on new inventions as a normal course of business but they aren't necessarily an indication of new business or product plans."

 

[Westtown Willy]

"The stereo could be designed to "emit an incessant and unpleasant sound every time the owner is present in the vehicle," according to the patent."

like a Biden speech?

or anytime AOC opens her mouth?