See also, laws that are intended to limit 3d printing in the name of gun control. We don’t have gun use control in the US, but boy do we have lobbyists with reasons to restrict what we can print. Maybe even some gun manufacturers!

I’d be shocked if it wasn’t illegal to hack your own car by now. People are very authoritarian about vehicles. They’re fine with unreasonable prices, mass surveillance, facial recognition, endless registries, and forced subscriptions (yes, that’s insurance) and eat up any justification the government gives them for it.

Y’all aren’t following gear head news, huh? slashgear.com/…/doj-no-charges-diesel-engine-dele… Yes, I hate coal rolling.
And I also LOVE using Forscan on the family truckster. Thing is, some big companies think it’s a good idea to make rules about what you’re allowed to access (open software, repair ability) instead of what you can do (emissions, road rules), and that’s the wrong way to have a free and organized civilization, but it’s great for profit.

Tl;Dr right to repair is right to hack, don’t ban that but do enforce limits on how things are actually used.

I intentionally bought a car with the least intrusive ipad and if a company ever comes out with a car that is all analog I will only buy that car. Honestly the ipad wouldn’t even be needed if they just gave me a place to dock my phone.

Sounds like you’ll be buying a Slate.

i have an aging wrangler 2015jk. I am not looking forward to a new car payment but if i can get something with no bells or horseshit I might!

And then they will all be asking, why are people buying chinese cars

Chinese cars won’t be immune to this. My TV in China played ads every time it was turned on. No choice. The elevator played ads as I went to my floor in a private residential building.

Not sure why you’d think Chinese cars would be better.