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Ford wants to allow your car to lock you out — and even drive itself to an impound lot or scrapyard — if you miss payments

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Ford wants to allow your car to lock you out — and even drive itself to an impound lot or scrapyard — if you miss payments

http://www.businessinsider.com/ford-patent-cars-repossess-themselves-drive-away-if-missing-payments-2023-2#:~:text=1%20Ford%20wants%20to%20patent%20a%20system%20that,to%20a%20repo%20agency%20or%20even%20a%20scrapyard.

...now imagine the scenario when a hacker figures out how to do it. Some other hacker will figure out how to block it.

...another thing. The hardware, software will be paid for by the purchaser of the vehicle. When ya buy a car are you going to get a EULA like ya do with a computer?




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