And yes, believe it or not, that's the gist of an actual patent filed by Ford, first spotted by our colleagues at The Drive.
Initially submitted in 2021, the patent, titled "Systems and Methods to Repossess a Vehicle," was published last week by the US Patent Office.
While not approved yet, the system described in the patent is about as deranged as it sounds.
Ford envisions it being capable of outright disabling different functions in your vehicle, dispensed as increasing tiers of forewarning punishment.
Ford could make your car blare an "incessant and unpleasant sound" every time you enter it, and eventually, lock you out entirely.
In fact, Ford itself probably doesn't even know — it's no longer even pursuing self-driving technology at the moment.
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