... a Ford patent application titled "Systems and Methods to Repossess a Vehicle" was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Feb. 23, although it was submitted to the agency Aug. 20, 2021.

The document describes using vehicles' built-in data connections to remotely disable "a functionality of one or more components of the vehicle," which would serve as warnings if the owner has missed car payments.

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[–] 5 points 4 months ago*

This kind of crazy shit is why my car is manual and has no connectivity except for an FM radio and an OBD port. Also, my other car is bikes.

Anyone remember Stelantis making cars that play you God damned ads when you stop? Yeah...

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