Every car a police car: Snitch-O-Meter: Ford Motor Co. files patent for in-car device to detect speeding, report drivers to law enforcement | 13 Aug 2024 | Ford Motor Company has developed a new technology that effectively acts as a speeding snitch-o-meter. America's oldest automobile manufacturer prefers to call their new development the "Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violation" and the company has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to ensure that it's proprietary to their vehicles. In practice, it would detect speeding cars in proximity to the car in which the device was installed and report them to law enforcement. The technology, which would be built in future vehicles, uses internal sensors to monitor and report speeding infractions by other cars on the road, CBT News reports, adding that "[t]his move is part of Ford's ongoing innovation in vehicle technology and law enforcement tools." The system would allow Ford vehicles to photograph speeding cars, chart their GPS location and send it immediately to the nearest police station for perusal and potential arrest.