The Patent Office

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Ford has been filing patents. Not a few. A pattern. This episode walks through what's actually on file at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under Ford Motor Company's name — and what the company says when asked about it.

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Ford has filed patents for cars that report speeders to police, for trucks that drive themselves to the repo lot, for cabins that listen to your conversations. The company’s response when asked: a patent filing is not a product plan.

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