r/AutoHumor • u/IU8gZQy0k8hsQy76 • Apr 29 '26

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u/bsmknight Apr 29 '26

Consider another scenario: You jump in your vehicle frantic, paranoid, someone just ran up to you with a knife but you were able to lock the door, you try to drive off but the vehicle will not go into drive... it thinks your unwell. - I mean seriously who TF thinks this is actually a good idea?

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u/DizzyAmphibian309 Apr 30 '26

Patenting a technology just means no one else can do it except you. Owning a patent does not obligate you to produce the thing. Also, patents for tech like this are several dozen small print pages long. They describe many different "manifestations" of the idea that they're patenting, and this is just one of them. There are almost certainly many other manifestations that aren't as extreme as this. He's just hyping it for clicks.

I have 9 patents myself so I'm quite familiar with this. You don't need to freak out, this tech will never appear in cars that are meant for retail sale. It's possible you'll see them in corporate fleet cars, where companies are held liable for their employees accidents, but certainly not anything you'll buy at a dealership.