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My liking for Ford after this: 📉📉📉
US Citizen Patents A Way To Not Buy Ford Cars
What if you could lease a car in exchange for watching ads and maybe even potentially displaying them for others to see…
I’ll sooner murder a marketing executive
No thanks, I’ll keep pedaling.
I’d much rather people focus on the road when they’re behind the wheel, thanks.
“The system can listen to conversations”.
What a timely coincidence! Patent got published basically at the same time Meta’s, Google’s and Microsoft’s “Active Listening” got public as well. 🤔
Not to defend the mega corporation, but companies file patents for ridiculous things all the time that never end up actually being made or used.
Exactly. A few months ago the headline was a patent of Roku hijacking HDMI to show ads.
I’ll save my energy to be pissed off when this garbage actually makes it to market.
Whoever filled the patent obviously didn’t consider the optics of this. I’m in the market for a new car and was considering a Ford. This will factor into my decision.
My last Ford was a Focus with the dual clutch transmission, it was a complete fucking lemon (to the point where they were successfully sued over it and have done multiple recalls to fix it). I can excuse an automaker for the occasional shit car if their overall lineup is good and they’re honest with customers, but they knew the transmission was majorly flawed and continued to manufacturer vehicles that used it anyway. I’ve had it refuse to shift while I was driving on the highway before, which left me redlining at maybe 45 MPH. Dangerous and it could have gotten someone killed. I will never buy another Ford.
Maybe, just maybe Ford is doing all these horrid patents so they can just hold on to them so no one can make them… Would actually be pretty brilliant . That being said wayze already has ads.
Consume beverage to clear windshield from ads
Imagine trying to use your finger to click the tiny x of the ad that covered your windshield while you’re on the highway
They would never do that, that would be dangerous. But at red lights, or when you first start the motor, or at the gas station? Oh you betcha betcha betcha
If it’s MY car why would adverts be in it? What’s next, adverts in my shed?
If it’s MY car why would adverts be in it?
Because you’re too poor to afford the monthly payment on the ad-free model.
They would beam them into your brain if they could.
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In Ford v. Chevy, there is now a front runner for the shittiest.
if there’s a really good way to bring ads inside your car, I’m happy someone patented it. it means fewer people will use it
Can’t wait for Ford revanced.
Well thats gonna jumpstart sales innit