Good news is it prevents anyone else from doing it, too.
This is a wonderful idea. Patent obnoxious inventions to prevent anyone from implementing them.
Ford patents in-car system that eavesdrops so it can play you ads
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#22KA-CHING - now everybody who wants to make an eavesdropping car system that plays you ads will have to pay Ford in order to add this feature to their cars!
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#23I'm not sure it's patentable given that smart TVs already do this, the prior art is obvious.
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#25wheres it going to get the ads from if your not connected to any data channel? is it going to store them on the car? get them from wireless towers? or just assume a data channel perhaps.
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#26How can you design a car with safety in mind and then propose this? Driver's attention is not available for anything but the road in principle. At anytime. Ford is Boeinging or what?
I’m no fan of ads, but by your logic this would also mean no radio/music, no cup holders, or anything else that could shift attention off the road.
Where does the line get drawn?
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is a wonderful idea. Patent obnoxious inventions to prevent anyone from implementing them.
Nothing stops others from licensing them.
In the US at least, it would be the patent holder’s choice if they want to license their patent (in most situations, if I understand correctly). When I patent advertising on vegetables, I won’t let anyone license it.
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#28Louis rossmann video talking about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5euh13nd10g Had a decision earlier this year to buy a Tesla vs a dumber car. 2019 Silverado I think has the best middle ground on terms of "smart" tech that is still easy to repair and doesn't sell my info to insurance companies.
Its ok, nobody asked for Louis Rossmans disingenuous take on anything
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#29The dystopian future of mobility will be free-to-ride, self-driving cars operating as taxis where we have to pay to exit and are incentivized to pay to opt-out of ads.
Non-premium subscription users will be driven through less efficient routes and dirt roads to increase ad watchtime and reduce congestion for premium customers. If you don't tip the driverless car in advance, it may choose to eject you at any point, potentially leaving you even further from your destination than you were
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#30Everything is becoming about ads. Ads, ads everywhere. On phone, on computer, now even car. This despite everyone knowing that consumers HATE ads. It's like companies are using ads as a ransom. Pay us more money on a regular basis else we will make your life miserable with ads and more ads.