A newly published patent application from Ford has revealed that the American automaker wants to be able to lock drivers out of their vehicles for nonpayment and even allow the vehicle to repossess ...

Back in 2022, Ford recalled around 53,000 examples of its Bronco SUV over an issue with the child safety lock. The automaker is back to recall more than 27,700 examples of the SUV for the same issue.

Ford has instructed dealers to stop selling the EV until dangerous door locks are fixed. Thankfully, the fault lies in the vehicle’s software, so this won’t require a physical fix at the dealer. Ford ...