So, you thought those simple little laws were for someone else-- internet piracy, shoot that has nothing to do with me. Seems the auto makers are trying to make it illegal to work on your own car--because you can modify it, making it function outside the manufacturer parameters-- and even pirate music off the internet-- yes, thats the driver. Thank you Hollywood! After all its for your own good/safety.

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/gm-for...160000229.html

 

Read this on another Forum. It'll never happen IMO

 

I read a similar article the other day; think I saw it on Jalopnik or something...I think they are talking specifically about modifying the ecu's not so much things like changing your own oil. Nonetheless, I am obviously opposed to it but we shall see how it pans out.

 

Correct it is about modifying SW in any of a Motor Vehicles computer systems.

 

Think about it this way-- what are you doing when you tune a car--modifying the software? Exactly. Will it happen, maybe-- they are sure looking for a backdoor in-- no reference intended.

 

Who's going to pay to enforce this rule? Dealerships are the only ones who technically should be able to find out if it's been tampered with. Most likely a tune will be legal grounds to dismiss warranty work. Not like Mitsubishi hasn't mastered this already.

 

Right and they are trying to make it so you will be fined, punished, or locked up for such tampering.

Isn't going to happen, again IMO of course

 

They will try to make it work. I see GM and ford trying to do this first. But it will end up backfiring on them. Sales will be lost because of this and usually they won't figure it out till they lost a bunch of money.

This kinda goes towards like locking proprietary software. HKS ecu and some flex fuel system that's been in discussion on this forum. They might make some money on the product but in the long run will be losing out of a great profit margin.

There will always be tinkerers out in the world. Be it software or mechanical. People will always work on there cars.

 

Sounds like some communist BS to me!
I don't think they will get that approved though.

 

I can see manufactures argue that you only own a license to their software and don't have the right to modify it in the same way you don't own your copy of Windows operating system, you just own a license to use it and modifying it is a breach of that license agreement.