The battle over who can see data about your car is getting weird. NHTSA is telling automakers not to comply one state's 'right to repair law.'
Today, the federal government’s major auto safety regulator told automakers not to comply with a new Massachusetts state law. The fight over who can see data about your car is getting weird.
Telematics – your car’s diary Modern cars are pretty much computers on wheels. They contain dozens, sometimes hundreds, of tiny microchips controlling everything from engine timing to cabin temperature. And they keep track of a lot of it. Without it, owners could be limited to using dealers for repairs. Third-party repair shops could be unable to perform some repairs. As even inexpensive cars grow more connected, that could squeeze repair shops out of business.Massachusetts has a “right to repair” law In 2020, Massachusetts voters passed a so-called “right to repair” law by referendum. It required automakers to make their telematics data available to third-party repair shops.
Wired notes that hackers have instead simply managed to turn off anti-lock braking systems and unlock doors remotely. Car and Driver reports that, in a 2015 experiment, a pair managed to stall a moving car leaving the driver “helpless, coasting nearly to a stop in the right lane of a busy highway as traffic scrambled to avoid him.”
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