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A video exposing Ford’s dystopian patents for new vehicles has gone viral on X, fueling outrage over the accelerating war on personal vehicle ownership and freedom of movement. The clip details in-cabin cameras, biometric scanners, lip-reading AI, emotion detection, and real-time criminal database queries – all deciding whether your truck will let you drive. In the video, the narrator states “imagine there was an emergency outside the truck… An accident…I jump in this truck. But it won’t shift into drive. Why? Because cameras and sensors inside of my cab won’t let me shift.” Ford can suck my white ass. pic.twitter.com/JjlTXPHZov...

A Detroit woman says Apple owes her $2bn because the iGiant allegedly ripped off her smartwatch idea.Daisy Washington-Gross has sued [PDF] the Silicon Valley giant in US district court of eastern Michigan, alleging Apple's Watch infringes her patent. She claims she paid $325 to apply for a patent describing a "detachable bleeper disc digital gym shoe computer wrist watch" in July 1996, although her submission doesn't appear to have gone anywhere except the bin. El Reg could find no record of the application. Your move, Apple ... Washington-Gross's court filing Washington-Gross's letter to Magistrate Judge Anthony Patti is dated April...

Okay, FReeps. I have an invention that I want to patent. My questions to those who have filed for a patent are first, did you have any problems doing so, and two, how long did it actually take? Your realistic thoughts are appreciated beforehand.