Summary:
- Surveillance Cars: Ford’s patent application discusses using vehicles to monitor each other’s speeds and report violations, potentially using onboard cameras to photograph speeding vehicles and send reports to the police.
- Automated Policing: The system could ease police work by having cars themselves detect and report speed violations, possibly integrating with self-driving cars for continuous monitoring.
- Night Drive Mode: Ford is also exploring a “night drive mode” that would automatically limit vehicle speeds during nighttime, impacting all drivers, including emergency responders.
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