Ford Patents A Way To Bring Ads Inside Your Car
Ford Patents A Way To Bring Ads Inside Your Car
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/41400661
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Maybe so at this point in history. Don't be surprised when Ford implements it or something similar at a later date. Ads are in most everything now and they have already sold your data to insurance companies.
"it's just in the corner, when you drive near one of our Partner companies"
"it's just a square on the main menu"
"it's just a brief full-screen suggestion"
"it's just whispering sweet nothings at a forced-volume into your Harman Kardon premium audio system (we have always done this for plebs who opted for our standard audio system)"
"it just adds an additional waypoint to your route, like our new Signature Partner, Dunkin' Doughnuts. Get a free small coffee when you spend $15 and say the keywords 'ADS4LIFE' into the drive-thru robot"
"it's only taking control and driving you in comfort to your nearest Ford dealership to trade-in your vehicle at 100,000 miles"
"it's only siphoning your blood plasma to keep the FordOS AI financially afloat"
"it's only recording your banking details at the ATM and charging you a
monthlyweekly fee to support and assist you with our cutting-edge technology""GIVE US ALL YOUR MONEY NOW OR WE ARE DRIVING YOU OFF THE GRAND CANYON"
“GIVE US ALL YOUR MONEY NOW OR WE ARE DRIVING YOU OFF THE GRAND CANYON"
Can I just skip straight to this part?
Getting patents for hyper-annoying things, taking shit for possibility thinking about employing the tactic in the future, keeping other manufacturers from being able to without paying for it...
Are... are they the heros we need?
That's a lot more clever than actually building this grotesque idea.
Thanks for calling attention to this. Oftentimes when a patent is applied for there is no intent to implement it. This is actually a clever way to get ahead of the direction of the market and license to other manufacturers.
Having said that, it's still Ford, and once it's generally accepted for this type of ad to be displayed they'll jump on it real quick.
This is a patent troll, stiffling innovation gaming the patent system for something [we hope] they never intend to produce. Even if it’s a horrible idea we want stifled, that’s still a patent troll
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