Ford patents car that can repossess itself and drive back to showroom
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A new patent allows Ford to build cars that take action if the owner falls behind on payments by playing annoying sounds – or even driving themselves back to the seller
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Ask me again why I hate America.. : r/lostgeneration
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Ford seeks to patent repo system that could drive your car back to
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Future self-driving Fords could repossess themselves and drive
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Self-repossessing cars? Ford's patent application suggests the
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Forget Repo Man, Ford applies for a patent that would put a repo
Ford cars could repossess themselves if you miss your payments - Drive
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New Ford patent suggests self-driving cars repossess themselves : NPR
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Ford applies for patent on car that can automatically repossess
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Ford patents self-driving car that repossesses itself if the owner
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Ford applies for patent on car that can automatically repossess
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Creepy Tesla-killing AI is patented that's smart enough to drive
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Ford files patent to allow self-driving cars to drive away from
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Ford's self-repossessing car patent is a nightmare of the
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Creepy Tesla-killing AI is patented that's smart enough to drive
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Ford Patents Self-Driving Car That Can Repo Itself