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Massachusetts passes ‘right to repair’ law to open up car data
Massachusetts voters approved a measure requiring car manufacturers to let
people access vehicle data for repairs. Question 1 amends a landmark 2012
“right to repair” law in the state. After it’s adopted, manufacturers will
have until car model year 2022 to install a standard open data platform.
The platform will let vehicle owners and independent mechanics access
telematics, wirelessly transmitted data that is typically sent directly to
a remote server.
Right to repair advocates hailed the measure — which passed with 75 percent approval — as a victory.
See the full story here: https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/4/21549129/massachusetts-right-to-repair-question-1-wireless-car-data-passes