The car manufacturer Ford has filed a new patent, which has now been made public. It is a automatic speed detection system. Ford filed the patent with the USTPO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) on January 12, 2023. The system is intended to enable Ford vehicles to measure the speed of other cars. If they are going too fast, they could be photographed by the onboard cameras. All I'm saying is that the Greetings from the head of advertising!
Detection of speeding violations
Ford explainsthat the photos could be sent directly to the relevant authorities via an Internet connection. The aim of the system is to make the work of the police easier. However, it remains unclear whether the driver of a Ford will benefit from the system or whether he himself is in danger of being "snitched on" by his own car. According to the portal Motor Authority It would even be conceivable that self-driving cars would be on the road on behalf of authorities to make such reports.
In Germany is the legal situation for such a system (fortunately) particularly complicated. In addition to many data protection concerns, the question arises as to how legally binding such measurements would actually be. Police radar devices, for example, must be calibrated regularly in order to be accepted as evidence in court. At the moment, however, it remains at the patent application stage. If and when It is uncertain whether Ford will actually implement the system. Source: Ford
