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“For one, there’s a recognition that an occupant’s “natural inclination to seek minimal or no ads” should be balanced with “maximum opportunity for ad-based monetization.””

Alex Kiersteinmotortrend.com ↗

Ford’s patent listens to voice commands and conversations in the car you paid for, then times ads to the lulls. It reads the GPS to pitch the store you parked next to and logs it when you complain out loud. Ford says a patent is not a product plan. Nobody files paperwork to monetize the pause in your conversation by accident.