Ford takes control of your vehicle IF your payment is late.

[Jeff Kershner]

Anyone happen to see this latest news out of Ford?

What’s that aggravating beeping in your car? You might have missed a payment.

Ford files a patent to control your vehicle remotely if you miss a car payment.

"The use of technology to aid repossessions isn’t new, but the patent application is wide-ranging, even proposing the idea that an autonomous vehicle could drive itself to a “more convenient” location to be collected by a tow truck."

"According to the Ford patent application for repossession-linked technology, cruise control and automated windows could be disabled if a consumer doesn’t acknowledge a notice of an overdue car payment. Ford could also shut down key fobs, door locks — even the accelerator or the engine itself."

I love technology. I hate technology. Not that I've ever been late on a car payment BUT if they have this type of control over a late payment, what other reasons could they eventually tie into it?

Ford wants to be able to shut down your air conditioner and radio if you miss a car payment—and the car could even drive away on its own

“You’ve now created this device which is like the doomsday device in Dr. Strangelove."

fortune.com

 

[craigh]

I don't love this, but what I really don't love is the stats I'm seeing on car owners who can't afford the car they're in.


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[Viracocha]

There have been BHPH dealers using tech to disable vehicles if the customer is late on payments for over 2 decades now. I actually did a bit of business with the guy who first applied this to his BHPH fleet and his repo rate plummeted. Seems that people will make the car payment a higher priority if there is some sort of repercussion attached to non payment...