Now that cars are like smartphones, we don’t really own them (www.washingtonpost.com)
from L4s@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 2023 04:00
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Now that cars are like smartphones, we don’t really own them::undefined

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autotldr@lemmings.world on 13 Nov 2023 04:05 next collapse

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Nathan White, CitySide’s general manager, said his staff warns car shoppers that features like those requiring wireless transmission don’t work on new Subaru models sold in the state.

Subaru crippled its technology over a state law intended to let people share their car’s wireless repair information with any service shop — not only the authorized dealer.

The Massachusetts law, and a similar one that Maine voters approved in a landslide this week, show our desire to influence what happens to the reams of data our cars collect.

The Massachusetts and Maine laws could let a car owner send an in-dash warning about worn brake pads to a service shop of her choice to schedule repairs.

Joshua Siegel, a Michigan State University engineering professor, said this isn’t a simple task and that car manufacturers are doing a reasonable job in trying to comply with the spirit of a first-of-its-kind law in Massachusetts.

At CitySide Subaru, White hopes that automakers find a way to let car owners provide remote vehicle maintenance data to any service shop.

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___@lemm.ee on 13 Nov 2023 13:08 collapse

This is the end result of unchecked capitalism. The first tendency is for mass production as it concentrates labor wealth to an individual as incentive. The next stage is growth and monopolistic tendencies. As corruption sinks in we get collusion and anti-consumer practices like this.

In what universe does a person claim a territory the size of a city and everyone and their mother defends their right to restrict use of that land to people who have none. This is the same with any products produced from land materials (like cars). You essentially rent deteriorating objects (planned obsolescence) until you’re forced to rent the next model.

It’s wholly inefficient and generates so much waste that we’re now concerned about the air quality and sustainability of many natural resources. The laws are the problem, and those laws are written by lawyers who work for money. As a result, laws are pushed by the wealthy (politicians now included) to ensure that they never lose control. “Security (aka surveillance) and encryption laws are barrier #1 for organized change.

“You will own nothing and you will be happy.”