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Re:Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features by denlekke on Thursday August 03, 2023 @01:15PM (#36988737)
in general you would think this is just a DRM race then between tesla and unlockers. however, with so many of tesla's features existing outside the car, tesla has a lot of leverage. a music cd or blu ray is generally finished content. a tesla is constantly getting software patches and most owners use the app which i'm sure is going through teslas servers

is it reasonable for tesla to lock you out of the app or software updates if the software hash doesn't match what they provide ? would it be okay for them to void the warranty if you run software they didn't provide ?

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Re:Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features by tadfisher on Thursday August 03, 2023 @01:19PM (#36988818)
> is it reasonable for tesla to lock you out of the app or software updates if the software hash doesn't match what they provide ?

Of course, and I don't think anyone here is arguing against that.

> would it be okay for them to void the warranty if you run software they didn't provide ?

There are laws governing this exact thing (in the US it's the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act), and in general Tesla would have to prove your unauthorized modification caused the failure which you're claiming under warranty.

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Re:Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features by babypuncher on Friday August 04, 2023 @04:45PM (#37005637)
They can void the warranty, as long as they can prove that my modifications are what actually caused the malfunction I am making a warranty claim on.
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