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Ford patents in-car system that eavesdrops so it can play you ads

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Post by lodovic »

9dev wrote: post #42
yashg wrote: post #30

Everything 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.

And then, once everyone is paying more, they pull the coup de grace, and show you ads again! Netflix and Prime and Spotify started with this a while ago; I guess the temptation is just too big to let corporate greed run free. I guess we’ve come full circle, and the next iteration will see people pirating stuff again. It’s going to be interesting to see what we can do against ads on devices like cars though…

> It’s going to be interesting to see what we can do against ads on devices like cars though…

your speakers are connected with only two wires.

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Post by aucisson_masque »

> Submitting patent applications is a normal part of any strong business as the process protects new ideas and helps us build a robust portfolio of intellectual property. The ideas described within a patent application should not be viewed as an indication of our business or product plans.

Who are they kidding seriously ?

In my country they sell Dacia car, that's the cheapest and 'shitiest' car you can buy that is made in Europe. It has very few electronic so few bullshit, even the windows doesn't have electrical motor for the passenger

At least you don't get Ford creeping on you.

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Post by martin_a »

UberFly wrote: post #14

When I'm filling my gas tank and the screen on the pump is blaring ads at me I want to smash it. Car companies, please don't also make us want to smash our dash-boards.

Funny stuff. Never seen one of these in Europe, there's just a display for showing the amount and price and that's it.

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Post by anal_reactor »

saagarjha wrote: post #53
TaylorAlexander wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those gas station ads are so offensive to the senses. I want so desperately for them to stop. I used to live near Cupertino, and the Valero station on De Anza and Prospect always played the local classical radio station. Driving a car is pretty tiring, and to take a break and have loud ads projected at you only adds to the stress. To instead step out of your car to modestly amplified classical music is really much be…

Yeah, until you realize why they're doing it. Hint: it's to drive away "undesirables" like roaming teenagers and homeless people.

I don't understand what's bad about this.

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Post by anal_reactor »

TaylorAlexander wrote: post #19
UberFly wrote: post #14

When I'm filling my gas tank and the screen on the pump is blaring ads at me I want to smash it. Car companies, please don't also make us want to smash our dash-boards.

Those gas station ads are so offensive to the senses. I want so desperately for them to stop. I used to live near Cupertino, and the Valero station on De Anza and Prospect always played the local classical radio station. Driving a car is pretty tiring, and to take a break and have loud ads projected at you only adds to the stress. To instead step out of your car to modestly amplified classical music is really much be…

The problem is, 95% of people don't like classical music, they like pop, and every business is motivated to cater to as wide audience as possible.

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Post by userbinator »

garbagewoman wrote: post #47
wruza wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why hate the guy? He has a real repair shop afaik, and mostly talks sense.

If you know the vaguest thing about the topic he is talking about, you will know that he frequently omits critical context in order to get clicks. I am guessing that is what you mean by “mostly talks sense”

Unfortunately that's a disease that has infected nearly all Youtubers beyond a certain level of popularity.

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Post by blooalien »

bobim wrote: post #15

How 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?

"Boeinging"? How sad is it for Boeing that they've become a verb representing willful incompetence? Their upper management should be utterly ashamed (as should Ford's at this point for even considering such a vile thing, let alone trying to patent it).

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Post by saagarjha »

anal_reactor wrote: post #64
saagarjha wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, until you realize why they're doing it. Hint: it's to drive away "undesirables" like roaming teenagers and homeless people.

I don't understand what's bad about this.

Whether you think it is bad or not is typically a question of your personal politics. My point is not to litigate that but to mention that the gas station isn't playing it because they want you to have a better day, but for the same reason why they might blast an ad: because they see is as a solution to a problem that they solve independently of you.

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Post by userbinator »

UberFly wrote: post #14

When I'm filling my gas tank and the screen on the pump is blaring ads at me I want to smash it. Car companies, please don't also make us want to smash our dash-boards.

Good news for EV makers: they take longer to refill than ICE vehicles, so there will be even more opportunities to "monetise" the drivers while they wait.

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Post by nicbou »

isoprophlex wrote: post #3

From the article: > there’s a recognition that an occupant’s “natural inclination to seek minimal or no ads” should be balanced with “maximum opportunity for ad-based monetization.” Or, you know, you just don't try to monetize every fucking second your users interact with your (expensive, paid-for) product. Every day we get just a little closer to the future Philip K Dick promised us in Ubik: https://hn.algolia.com/?…

They really said the quiet part out loud
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