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A comment on Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Car Right to Repair Law in Maine. Parent comment

Re:Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Car Right to Repair Law in Maine by troupo on Thursday November 09, 2023 @01:46AM (#38201912)
> All functions that a consumer could reasonably expect a car to perform without an internet connection must be operable without an internet connection.

Welcome to "the law is vague and impossible to implement" shouts from HN

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Re:Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Car Right to Repair Law in Maine by m463 on Thursday November 09, 2023 @05:18AM (#38203191)
a network connection is required for headlights to function. The car must determine current headlight laws and comply with any city, state or country requirements. Additionally, there may be headlight safety software updates required, and the network connection will be used to download them.

a network connection is required for the windshield wipers to function. (etc)

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