17 Oct 2026, Sat
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Ford has filed a patent for an in-car advertising system that would pipe commercials through the vehicle’s stereo. You pay for the car, yet Ford apparently wants to squeeze out extra revenue by playing ads at you while you drive.

It’s the kind of idea that recalls other unpopular schemes like subscription-based features. Whether the concept ever reaches production, the mere notion has plenty of drivers groaning.

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