Ford says its system could make law enforcement's job easier.

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  • TurboWafflz@lemmy.world
    1372·
    5 months ago

    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

      • deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
        152·
        5 months ago

        Let’s be real, close to a majority of Americans have no issue with their iPhone being used as part of a mesh tracking network, even if it helps abusers with airtags.

        All they have to do is sell this to people as benefiting them, and they will gobble it up. Hell, chances are, insurance companies will start offering reduced rates if you drive one (and then they buy the data from Ford and increase rates with it).

        • 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de
          16·
          5 months ago

          The massive difference between AirTags and this is that AirTags (and the whole Find My network, it’s not only AirTags after all) actually provide a useful service to each participant, namely locating their things if they get lost somewhere. This does effectively nothing for you and will only ever fuck over other people (you could argue rightfully so, but still) and provides no value to anyone other than the police.

          • Mirshe@lemmy.world
            1·
            5 months ago

            One wonders whether instance companies will incentivize these vehicles with lower rates.

            • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
              11·
              5 months ago

              For whatever the insurance companies deem a low rate driver, sure. But you can be sure that many drivers will be paying more once their insurance company sees how much time they stare at a TikTok videos what “driving”.

              Actually. I do wish that phones would fucking tattle on people who can’t be bothered to watch where they’re going while operating 2 ton Hausfraupanzers.

        • BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee
          23·
          5 months ago

          Instead of paying 2000 dollars a month for your shitty lifted ford ranger you pay 1500 a month for your shitty lifted ford ranger, but the car will… SHUT THE FUCK UP, WHERE DO I SIGN?

    • Chozo@fedia.io
      22·
      5 months ago

      Ooh yes good patent it so other manufacturers won’t do it.

      Patents don’t necessarily stop other OEMs from using it. It just means they’ll have to pay Ford a fee to license it, themselves.

          • SuiXi3D@fedia.io
            1·
            5 months ago

            They all have telematics in their trucks, and I know they all use the data in the case of accidents to prove fault. Amazon specifically monitors speed and will fire drivers if they do it too much. Wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if they started sharing that info.

            • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
              2·
              5 months ago

              Oh yea, on the same page, it’s just that FedEx specifically have been proven to hold contracts with law enforcement, while the others have not.