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No one tells you when you buy the car all of the shit you are agreeing to. This needs to be changed.

This car doesn't let you drive over 80mph. It reads speed limit signs and has a database apparently. The owners manual says it will provide that data to law enforcement.

This is insane. There needs to be awareness of this so people can, at the very least, know to ask before they buy. As it stands no one even knows this shit until they sign the papers and look at the owners manual.

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[-] Spyder@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 year ago

How does Ford benefit from this? Why add this “feature?” .. To prevent adolescent teens from driving over 80mph..? Nanny car 2024? Buy your teen this car and feel assured they won’t drive over 80mph? “Don’t worry we will alert the cops and even call you when they get arrested!”

[-] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago

I bet insurance companies would pay out the nose for this data. Hike up the rates for drivers with "risky" habits.

[-] Spyder@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

I wonder if insurance companies would offer a lower rate for drivers with NannyCar features.

We monitor everything that you do, and limit your ability to cost us money:

No loud music, must use turn signals, no driving over 80mph, we track your movements, must wear seatbelt, pay tolls, have approved air pressure, no loud kids in the car, no distractions like hands on phones … stop at stop sign for 60 seconds. We can stop the car if we suspect is is being carjacked or involved in bank heist.

Or a more nefarious motivation..Ford .. we monitor the music you like, where you stop to eat, which commercials you don’t skip, where you buy gas, .. and sell the information to advertisers..

[-] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

This is how it’ll happen. Opt in. They’ll charge more by default and then you can share your safe driving with them to lower your premium. It’s often how it currently works with odometer readings, except not through a smart car, just a quick dash reading.

[-] Spyder@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I’m imagining a nagging-nanny removing discounts for minuscule violations it deems catastrophic. “On September 2 you exhibited ‘road rage’ by not using your turn signal before passing.”

Micromanaged driving. AI anti-privacy bot calculating your every move. Big-Nagging-Nanny

[-] settinmoon@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

They already do this. I was offered to plug some kind of monitoring device into my car for a period of time to determine my driving behavior for potential lower rates. I went for higher rates.

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