{"id":1174873,"date":"2023-08-23T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1174873"},"modified":"2023-08-23T18:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T22:10:00","slug":"automakers-now-have-to-comply-with-mas-right-to-repair-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1174873","title":{"rendered":"Automakers Now Have To Comply With MA&#039;s Right To Repair Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday automakers can comply with a Massachusetts Right to Repair law, reversing a previous directive to ignore the state legislation. Massachusetts&#8217;s Right to Repair law was a ballot initiative that passed overwhelmingly in 2020. The law requires auto manufacturers that sell cars in the state to equip vehicles with a standardized open data platform so that owners and independent mechanics can access telematics data for repairs, maintenance and diagnostics. In June 2023, NHTSA told automakers they needn&#8217;t comply with the law, citing hacking concerns. The agency claimed sharing vehicle data would enable criminals to steal data or take control of cars remotely.<\/p>\n<p>NHTSA now says the law can roll out, with some caveats. Automakers can safely share diagnostic data with independent mechanics using short-range wireless technology. Long-range wireless signals, though, could potentially allow hackers to send dangerous commands to moving vehicles. The auto safety agency also said automakers should be allowed &#8220;a reasonable period of time&#8221; to put the technology in place. &#8220;[The U.S. Department of Transportation] strongly supports the right to repair and is eager to promote consumers&#8217; ability to choose independent or DIY repairs without compromising safety to themselves or others on our nation&#8217;s roads,&#8221; said Ben Halle, director of public affairs at USDOT. &#8220;The clarifications contained in the exchange of letters between state and federal partners ensure a path forward to promote competition and give consumers more options, while mitigating a dangerous risk to safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<div class=\"share_submission\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<a class=\"slashpop\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Automakers+Now+Have+To+Comply+With+MA's+Right+To+Repair+Law%3A+https%3A%2F%2Ftech.slashdot.org%2Fstory%2F23%2F08%2F23%2F2033259%2F%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter%26utm_medium%3Dtwitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/twitter_icon_large-895.png\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"slashpop\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftech.slashdot.org%2Fstory%2F23%2F08%2F23%2F2033259%2Fautomakers-now-have-to-comply-with-mas-right-to-repair-law%3Futm_source%3Dslashdot%26utm_medium%3Dfacebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/facebook_icon_large-448.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tech.slashdot.org\/story\/23\/08\/23\/2033259\/automakers-now-have-to-comply-with-mas-right-to-repair-law?utm_source=rss1.0moreanon&amp;utm_medium=feed\">Read more of this story<\/a> at Slashdot.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Slashdot &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.slashdot.org\/story\/23\/08\/23\/2033259\/automakers-now-have-to-comply-with-mas-right-to-repair-law?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Automakers Now Have To Comply With MA&#8217;s Right To Repair Law<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday automakers can comply with a Massachusetts Right to Repair law, reversing a previous directive to ignore the state legislation. 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