Enter the self-repossessing car.
that details"Systems and Methods to Repossess a Vehicle." The patent was originally submitted in August 2021, but wasn't published until recently. Every method described in this patent is designed to make the repossession process much easier on creditors and much harder on those who are struggling to make payments, by disabling several critical functions of the vehicle to make it more difficult or uncomfortable to drive in certain situations.
had this sort of thing in mind when they checked the box to add BlueCruise to their order—luckily this is still only a patent.We wouldn't blame anyone for looking at this patent and immediately falling down the slippery slope in their heads.
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