[Note: These are Biden-era anti-gas vehicles laws, not Ford's idea. I've posted several articles on 4um about these mandates.] Federal law says new cars after 2026 must monitor drivers and shut down if the car disapproves. Your dashboard should not be judge, jury, and executioner.
They didn’t just add “safety features.”
They filed a STACK of patents for cameras, sensors, biometrics, and AI that:
•Scan your face, eyes, iris, and fingerprints in real time
•Run you through criminal databases BEFORE you even shift out of park
•Detect “panic” or “emotion” and REFUSE to let you drive (emergency? Chainsaw accident on the ranch? Tough luck, truck stays in park)
•Lip-read you with cameras + inaudible sound waves
•Eavesdrop on every conversation in the cab for targeted ads
•Let fleet managers (or cops) pull live video of you driving
It’s not your truck anymore. They won.
You paid for it. Your name’s on the title.
But Ford owns your data, your movements, your face, and now the right to decide if you’re “fit” to leave your driveway.
This isn’t sci-fi. It’s already patented.
It’s already rolling out.
And every other carmaker is racing to do the same.
They turned your vehicle into a rolling surveillance cop car that snitches on you, and can physically STOP you from driving when you need it most.
Boycott every company doing this.
Buy 80s/90s trucks and never look back.
This is how they kill personal freedom, one “safety” patent at a time.
Ford & every traitor company behind this can go straight to hell.
RT if you’re done being spied on in your own damn truck.
#FordSpyTruck #NotMyTruck #BigAutoIsTheEnemy #DystopiaNow
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Esso posted on 2026-04-27 11:38:32 Reply Private Reply
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Esso posted on 2026-04-27 12:30:23 Reply Private Reply
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DYSTOPIAN doesn't even begin to cover it. You'll want to sit down for this one.. hopefully it's not in your new black mirror vehicle.
In new patents filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office (Serial No. 20250104469), Ford is envisioning a future where your pickup turns into a rolling police station. And we don’t mean just a bunch of new safety features; the new patents envision your truck as a 24/7 surveillance outpost.
Biometric Checks: From the comfort of your own driveway, your eyes will be scanned, and that iris and fingerprint checked against a database of criminals - real-time results received within seconds.
Did you know? Your car can put you in an Emotional Lockout! If your vehicle senses that you are in a “panic” driving state or have the “big eyes” (unintentionally locking onto an object for too long), the vehicle will determine that you are not fit to drive. The vehicle will remain in a Park state and will not allow the shifter to transition into the Drive state.
Ad Spying – using acoustic waves to read your lips and display monitored conversations to you in order to serve you targeted ads for maximum monetization.
Law Enforcement: The live feeds in the footages "by Ford" are not encrypted and thus can be used for Law Enforcement Integration. Ford's own patent language for this feature describes the live feeds as "potentially useful for police".
This isn't "coming soon" - it's already here.
• Smart Eye monitoring software is already in use in over 4 million vehicles worldwide.
• To comply with EU regulations such as the Future Truck 2025 concept, GSR, drowsiness system will be a mandatory feature on board.
• Ford currently offers live in-cabin Ford Pro Telematics feeds to its fleet manager customers.
The future is looking more like a world where you pay for your name and reputation , but everyone else profits off of your private information and influence.
Surveillance society: It’s not just the new spying tech that’s the problem - it’s that all older vehicles are being gradually driven off the road and taken out of commission through legislation and a parts shortage, leaving drivers with a hollow choice.
All is not lost. But we’re not just losing privacy. We’re losing the concept of an exit ramp.
How long do you plan to keep your "analog" car on the road?
This seems to be on everybody's mind today. It's not new, it was passed during Biden's administration, but I think funding was just passed in congress for it this weekend in some BS spending bill.
Biden's freakshow also mandated impossibly high EPA fuel economy standards that would essentially make gas vehicles illegal. I'm not sure of the status of that, if it's still on or not.
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"Interesting the guy was wearing his safety vest in the courtroom, as though he showed up there during his lunch break"
The right to a speedy trial shall not be impeded.
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"I guess if your car decides you are drunk, it will lock the doors and drive you to the police station."
An automobile with police powers? What if my juicer thinks I've had enough limes?
Dakmar posted on 2026-04-29 20:57:57 Reply Private Reply