Ford Motor Company has filed a patent for a workspace management system that may be used in future Ford vehicles, Ford Authority has learned.
The patent was filed on August 28th, 2023, published on March 4th, 2025, and assigned serial number 12243503.
The Ford Authority Take
Ford has filed quite a few patents in recent months outlining ways that its future models may be more accommodating to those that seek mobile offices of sorts, which it views as a burgeoning market. Most recently, the automaker has published patents for ideas such as a deployable work table and a steering wheel that can be transferred into a non-steering position such as a table or workspace, in fact. Now, this newly published patent keeps that trend going, this time, with a new idea for a workspace management system that may be used in future Ford vehicles, too.
As has previously been the case, the idea behind this new patent filing is to make vehicles more accommodating for those that seek to purchase something that can double as a mobile office. In this case, it would do so by using a camera to capture images of users and and determine when or if they’re using different kinds of devices, as well as the position that they’re seated in. From there, the system would be able to activate devices automatically, such as initiating something like a video call on the infotainment screen. The idea is to make the act of working from a vehicle simpler and more automated, if this patent does wind up becoming a reality one day.
“Submitting patent applications is a normal part of any strong business as the process protects new ideas and helps us build a robust portfolio of intellectual property,” Ford said in a statement. “The ideas described within a patent application should not be viewed as an indication of our business or product plans. No matter what the patent application outlines, we will always put the customer first in the decision-making behind the development and marketing of new products and services.”
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