{"id":74832,"date":"2024-07-25T12:04:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T16:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74832"},"modified":"2024-07-25T12:04:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T16:04:34","slug":"1143913_future-fords-might-detect-speeding-and-report-you-to-the-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74832","title":{"rendered":"Future Fords might detect speeding and report you to the cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Ford patented tech that would have a vehicle report a driver for speeding<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The patent said vehicles would monitor other vehicles using onboard cameras<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s unclear what legal argument Ford would make for the tech if implemented<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ford is trying to patent a way for its cars to <strong>report speeding drivers<\/strong> to the police.<\/p>\n<p>A patent application from the automaker titled &#8220;Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations&#8221; was published by the <strong>United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)<\/strong> Jul. 18 2024, and was originally filed by Ford Jan. 12, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"static-marker-video-player-primis\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper first_wrapper\" readability=\"7\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100937335_m\" title=\"Ford speed-violation detection patent image\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Ford speed-violation detection patent image\" width=\"640\" height=\"609\" class=\"first_image lazy\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"974\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/ford-speed-violation-detection-patent-image_100937335_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/ford-speed-violation-detection-patent-image_100937335_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/ford-speed-violation-detection-patent-image_100937335_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/ford-speed-violation-detection-patent-image_100937335_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/ford-speed-violation-detection-patent-image_100937335_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/ford-speed-violation-detection-patent-image_100937335_s.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ford speed-violation detection patent image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the application, Ford discusses using cars to <strong>monitor each other&#8217;s speeds<\/strong>. If one car detects that a nearby vehicle is being driven above the posted limit, it could use onboard cameras to photograph that vehicle. A report containing both speed data and images of the targeted vehicle could then be sent directly to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1136515_steeda-ssv-program-modifies-ford-mustang-and-explorer-for-police-duty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police car<\/a> or roadside monitoring units via an Internet connection, according to Ford.<\/p>\n<p>Using vehicles for speed surveillance would make <strong>cops&#8217; jobs easier<\/strong>, as they wouldn&#8217;t have to quickly identify speeding violations and take off in pursuit, Ford notes in the application. It also means some of that work could be delegated to self-driving cars, which could be equipped to detect speeding violations, the automaker adds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100937336_m\" title=\"Ford speed-violation detection patent image\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Ford speed-violation detection patent image\" width=\"640\" height=\"643\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"1029\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/ford-speed-violation-detection-patent-image_100937336_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/ford-speed-violation-detection-patent-image_100937336_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/ford-speed-violation-detection-patent-image_100937336_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/ford-speed-violation-detection-patent-image_100937336_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/ford-speed-violation-detection-patent-image_100937336_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/ford-speed-violation-detection-patent-image_100937336_s.webp\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ford speed-violation detection patent image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear what <strong>legal argument<\/strong> Ford would make should it try to implement this tech, as human police officers wouldn&#8217;t be witnessing the alleged speeding being reported through the connected cars. Speed cameras already provide stationary enforcement of speed limits, but they can only issue tickets based on a vehicle&#8217;s license plate number because they can&#8217;t confirm who is driving.<\/p>\n<p>Ford has also tried to patent a &#8220;night drive mode&#8221; that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1143402_ford-night-drive-mode-patent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">limit vehicle speeds at night<\/a> for everyone\u2014including first responders. This takes things a bit further by turning drivers into unwitting snitches. Ford regularly files patent applications for new car tech, not all of which makes it to production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford patented tech that would have a vehicle report a driver for speeding The patent said vehicles would monitor other vehicles using onboard cameras It&#8217;s unclear what legal argument Ford would make for the tech if implemented Ford is trying to patent a way for its cars to report speeding drivers to the police. 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