Arrr! Ford’s wizardry be makin’ police ships into fancy watchdogs, ready to bark at trouble, savvy?
2024-08-29
Avast ye! Ford be huntin’ for a treasure map of patents, plotin’ to turn their ships—er, vehicles—into speedy snitches! Aye, these landlubber chariots be spyin’ on other scallywags and droppin’ a dime to the coppers. What a merry jest on the high seas of the highway!
Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round as I regale ye with the latest scallywagry comin' from the landlubbers at Ford! They be cookin' up a scheme to turn their trusty ships—err, cars—into mobile spies! Aye, ye heard it right! With a patent called "Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations," these vessels could report yer speedin' sins straight to the lawmen!This patent, filed back in January 2023 but made public in July 2024, be raisin' the Jolly Roger of privacy concerns, ye see. With fancy cameras and sensors, Ford's contraption would snap shots of ye if ye dare to romp faster than the law allows, sendin' all the juicy details to the constables with a whisker of a delay!
While some landlubbers cheer for safer seas—er, roads—others be cryin' foul, fearin' a world where every ship be a snitch! Aye, there's talk o' wrongful accusations and a whole heap o' legal trouble if ye be caught in the crosshairs of this technology. Ford insists they be only lookin' to help the lawmen, not spy on the good folk navigatin' the highroads.
So, savvy ye this, mateys: as we sail into this stormy sea of technology, we must keep our eyes peeled for the balance between safety and our right to sail free! Arrr!