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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by samatman on Sunday September 06, 2020 @04:39PM (#24394480)
> Within the automotive industry, Massachusetts passed the United States' first Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act in 2012, which required automobile manufacturers to provide the necessary documents and information to allow anyone to repair their vehicles. While not passed at the federal level, the major automobile trade organizations signed a memorandum to agree to abide by Massachusetts' law in all fifty states starting in the 2018 automotive year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronics_right_to_repair

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by ghaff on Sunday September 06, 2020 @05:32PM (#24394843)
Which is only of somewhat benefit.

"While Tesla offers mechanics the ability to pay for access to car manuals (as much as $3,000 a year), Benoit says the company limits access to its diagnostic toolkit to official Tesla service partners and attempting to become one could easily cost six figures and still be unsuccessful."

https://www.digitaltrends.com/features/right-to-repair-legis...

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by samatman on Sunday September 06, 2020 @09:34PM (#24395997)
And I am firmly on the side of the consumer, and against Tesla, on this one.

It's not a crusade I have much enthusiasm about, because I admire what Tesla is doing more than most companies. But I think they're in the wrong here.

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