Say, remember when we all hailed Ford Motors for refusing to participate in the auto bailout in 2009? How we lauded their independence from government and the fine example of private-sector reliance they demonstrated?
Good times, good times. According to a report from Motor Authority picked up by New Haven’s WTNH, Ford plans to develop vehicles that will inform on other drivers who exceed the speed limit on the freeway. They filed a patent application for such a system last year, and the USPTO published it a couple of weeks ago:
A patent application from the automaker titled “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations” was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jul. 18 2024, and was originally filed by Ford Jan. 12, 2023.
In the application, Ford discusses using cars to monitor each other’s speeds. If one car detects that a nearby vehicle…
