A Ford patent would start disabling car functions if an owner misses payments and could eventually even drive it away to be repossessed.

… 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.

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    I would normally agree with you. However, in this particular described use case, ford is saying they’ll disable it if you fail to meet your payme plan (or, in other words, you hadn’t actually finished buying the vehicle, so technically, it’s not yours). That said. They need to fuck off with this. They can come physically repo like a normal lender.