Ford files patent to make autonomous police vehicle

Speeding tickets could be far more common in the future if Ford has its way. The firm has filed a patent for an autonomous police car that can catch speeding drivers by hiding behind trees and buildings. Ford could use similar technology to improve the environment-sensing capabilities in its commercial self-driving cars, which it hopes to roll out in 2021. Ford has filed a patent for an autonomous police car that can catch speeding drivers by hiding behind trees . The patent, first seen by Motor 1, details how the driverless car could use a variety of sensors to monitor its environment and find an area, such as behind a building or a tree, to hide'inconspicuously' from traffic violators. Filing the proposal with the US Patent Office, the car would also be linked to a number of security databases throughout an area.