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Re:Future Fords Could Repossess Themselves and Drive Away If... by heavyset_go on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @06:03PM (#34976175)
> (Although maybe it would be interesting as an opt-in system with a hardware kill switch that saves you boatloads of money if you don't drive like an a-hole...)

This exists and just serves to charge customers more money while blowing smoke up their asses, people want to believe they're better drivers than the rest.

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Re:Future Fords Could Repossess Themselves and Drive Away If... by post-it on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @12:07AM (#34978995)
Yeah, it'll go from "you save money if you opt-in" to "you pay much more if you don't opt-in" as soon as possible.
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