The state’s right to repair law requires open access to telematics services.
Tag: Right to Repair
John Deere relents, says farmers can fix their own tractors after all
After a lengthy argument, a right to repair comes to agricultural machinery.
Anti-hacking measures will make the next Ford Mustang very hard to mod
The price of digital security might be your new car eternally remaining stock.
A fight over the right to repair cars turns ugly
Massachusetts Subaru and Kia dealers disabled remote start and maintenance alerts.
Mass. lawmakers want to tweak connected car “right to repair” law
OEMs argue that the law as written creates a cybersecurity risk.
Connected cars must be open to third parties, say Massachusetts voters
The ballot initiative passed with overwhelming support.
Should Massachusetts extend its right-to-repair law to connected cars?
The proposal is well-meaning, but vague language risks car hacking.
Shop keeps Tesla Roadsters going strong without factory support
The Right to Repair movement aims to help shield owners from efforts by the carmakers to make repairs more difficult or complicated without the manufacturer’s special access to tools, parts, and diagnostics. So far that hasn’t stopped Tesla…