Every single modern car already has a "listening device" aslso known as a Microphone. This became a standard feature back when "hands free" was pushed down every ones necks.
Its original purpose was to allow drivers to manipulate functions of the vehicle with their voice. (ie Change radio station, Reply to a text or phone call, Dictate navigation instructions to navigation, etc)
In some vehicles this was a button press on the steering wheel, eventually it was just always on when the likes of OnStar and other vehicle monitoring services came out.
As most have already said this is not likely to spy on you, your cell phone does that exceptionally well already. I haven't had time to look over this "new" patent but I imagine if anything it is probably a new location in the vehicle for the microphone rather than a new conceptual ideal of voice recording.
Every single modern car already has a "listening device" aslso known as a Microphone. This became a standard feature back when "hands free" was pushed down every ones necks.
Its original purpose was to allow drivers to manipulate functions of the vehicle with their voice. (ie Change radio station, Reply to a text or phone call, Dictate navigation instructions to navigation, etc)
In some vehicles this was a button press on the steering wheel, eventually it was just always on when the likes of OnStar and other vehicle monitoring services came out.
As most have already said this is not likely to spy on you, your cell phone does that exceptionally well already. I haven't had time to look over this "new" patent but I imagine if anything it is probably a new location in the vehicle for the microphone rather than a new conceptual ideal of voice recording.
True, I've tape over the two.my truck has.