Oddly enough Ford has done weirder crap in the past. They invented E-coat which is a rust prevention process and then didn’t widely use it in their plants until 25-30 years later. In the meantime they licensed it to most of their competitors while Ford themselves went on to develop a horrendous reputation for their cars rusting all through the 60’s and 70’s…
Maybe they are patenting this just so that no one else can make it! Because they are generous kind hearted people, right? Right?.. Omg :(
Oddly enough Ford has done weirder crap in the past. They invented E-coat which is a rust prevention process and then didn’t widely use it in their plants until 25-30 years later. In the meantime they licensed it to most of their competitors while Ford themselves went on to develop a horrendous reputation for their cars rusting all through the 60’s and 70’s…
Nope it just takes one jurisdiction to mandate a reporting system is used and then they have a captive market.
If they program in an exception to not report other Fords it could become a competitive advantage.