So utterly absurd that those things can be patented.<p>All I need to do is drop tens of thousands of dollars patenting anything and everything to do with anything up and coming - drones and delivery, autonomous cars, autonomous taxis, space stuff, solar stuff, energy storage and selling etc. etc.<p>&quot;Method to hail autonomous taxi&quot;<p>&quot;Method to identify and optimize autonomous taxi routes&quot;<p>Etc. etc.