Ford's future tech: Geofencing Limit Control

[SVO MkII]

Don't miss payments??

So what happens when the Tesla is driving itself back to the dealer and it runs over a pedestrian?

What happens when the self repossesing Tesla decides to turn itself into a rolling BBQ?

Don't miss payments??

So what happens when the Tesla is driving itself back to the dealer and it runs over a pedestrian?

What happens when the self repossesing Tesla decides to turn itself into a rolling BBQ?

No different than the "repo man" hitting a pedestrian after repo-ing the vehicle.

It's better for the owner (well, previous owner) if it lights itself on fire AFTER Tesla repossesses the vehicle.

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[Weyland-Yutani]

It's pretty clever of Ford, actually. As the article states, the tech is being tested for fleet vehicles and that's a honey-pot market. I use to work for an organization that regulated speed in company vehicles and it was actually a big expense to add on the tech. I was a field engineer so of course I had a fleet vehicle. It super-sucked, but it came with the job and there was zero argument for why I should ever exceed the speed limit in their vehicle.

In the larger macro-view, I kinda agree with @SVO MkII in that: Automated driving technology will eventually be homogenized and regulated to a point that human-controlled driving on public roads will be a pariah. It'll be stripped of any joy and taxed to the point that it simply isn't worth it anymore. I think it's coming pretty quickly too. Unfortunately, I think I'll still be alive to see it.