{"id":30803,"date":"2023-03-05T15:25:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T20:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=30803"},"modified":"2023-03-05T15:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T20:25:12","slug":"ford-files-for-patent-to-remotely-repossess-cars-for-missing-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/03\/05\/ford-files-for-patent-to-remotely-repossess-cars-for-missing-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford files for patent to remotely repossess cars for missing payments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ford Motor Co. has filed for a patent on technology that would make repossessing cars remotely possible.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ford_logo_flat.svg.png?resize=415%2C159&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30805\" width=\"415\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ford_logo_flat.svg.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ford_logo_flat.svg.png?resize=300%2C115&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ford_logo_flat.svg.png?resize=768%2C295&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The application&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/image-ppubs.uspto.gov\/dirsearch-public\/print\/downloadPdf\/20230055958\">for the patent details<\/a>&nbsp;various ideas on how owners can be inconvenienced remotely for overdue bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Market Watch&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/ford-seeks-patent-to-repossess-a-car-remotely-by-locking-owners-out-of-their-cars-and-cutting-off-ac-8825d3c4?mod=technology\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;that experts see the move as a preparation for the effects of increased prices, interest rates and inflation repercussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea details how cars could be disabled with &#8220;kill switches&#8221; and that cars would be accompanied with GPS trackers, comparing the use of the technology to features implemented by some lenders on those with concerning credit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford Motor Co. has filed for a patent on technology that would make repossessing cars remotely possible. 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