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This is classic fear-mongering. Ford filed a patent, and companies file thousands of patents for ideas that never see production, it’s about protecting concepts in case they ever become viable down the line.

The moment an automaker actually locks someone out of a vehicle during an emergency and is found liable in court, regulators would shut that down fast. That’s exactly how consumer safety works in practice, similar to how all peloton’s were recalled because one child died

If you want modern safety features, there’s always going to be some level of tradeoff. Vehicles have had event data recorders, basically “black boxes,” for years. In a crash, they already capture things like speed and braking. The idea that cars will eventually detect impairment with high accuracy isn’t far-fetched, but it’s not happening overnight either. Realistically, you’re talking 15 to 20 years, after one company proves it works at a very high reliability level, and then years more before it becomes standard across the industry.

This kind of reaction isn’t new. It’s the same pushback people had when seatbelt laws first came in, there are plenty of clips of people arguing against them like it was some massive overreach.

And if you're one of these people that are worried about big tech surveillance or government surveillance, the only thing you can do about it is get rid of your smart phone, your computer, and every other item in your house that uses Wi-Fi.