They plan to charge you for extras that come with your car. Ford has some patented onboard technology that can make driving very uncomfortable. They have a patent to use systems in your car to deliver ads.
It’s called an In Vehicle Advertisement Presentation Systems and Methods. It uses destinations, where you are going, and how fast you drive to put the ads together. It plans to send audio ads while you are listening to music. If you go slow, it will send more ads, and it can tell if you like the ads by how hard you squeeze the steering wheel.
They will listen to you, and they might share the information if you use the screen that came with the car.
The patent doesn’t mean they will use it, but it’s probably an indication of where we are going.
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and those idiots who want ‘self driving parking’ you should not be allowed to drive.
F FORD GMC DODGE who are doing nothing but stabbing hard working loyal americans in back who bought their cars trucks despite most not being the best made but american made with high tech high costing GARBAGE! when they make a affordable car or truck for about $12,000 or under with just reliable engine AC nice interior seats and roll… Read more »
Well, the speakers are still made out of paper. All it takes is a wire coat hanger for even the most unknowledgeable person.
If that happened to me, I’d RUN, not walk, to the nearest source of quality 3rd-party automotive accessories and yank the OEM system out and replace it. I wouldn’t tolerate that nonsense for a minute.
Worse that that. Ford sells driver behavior info to insurance carriers for any 2020 or newer vehicle.
This is a great reminder to short the stock. The ride down from $15 to $10 due to their EV disaster was very profitable.
No car will ever pitch an ad to me because I won’t buy it.