{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/ford-files-self-driving-car-patent-to-abandon-deadbeat-drivers-for-missing-payments/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Ford Files Self-Driving Car Patent To Abandon Deadbeat Drivers For Missing Payments","slug":"ford-files-self-driving-car-patent-to-abandon-deadbeat-drivers-for-missing-payments","createdLocal":"2023-03-02 14:31:06.416305","publishDate":"2023-03-01 10:20:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://hothardware.com/news/ford-patent-self-driving-cars-leave-owners-behind-miss-payments"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Ford is attempting to patent a computer system that would lock delinquent drivers out of their vehicles if late payments are not submitted \"within a reasonable period of time.\"\nSome of these are geared towards entertainment and convenience, such as Apple Car Play and Android Auto , on-board navigation systems, and adaptive cruise control.\nIn the future, computerized hardware could be used in ways that help the lender, not the driver.\nAs described in Ford's patent, a lender could send a default payment notice to the car's owner, followed by an intent to initiate repossession proceedings after a set amount of time.\nPart of what's interesting about this is that Ford abandoned its pursuit of developing full self-driving cars (Level 4, or L4) through its Argo AI investment last year.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"ford-files-self-driving-car-patent-to-abandon-deadbeat-drivers-for-missing-payments"}}}