In 2020, Massachusetts voters passed a so-called “right to repair” law by referendum. It required automakers to make their telematics data available to third-party repair shops.
Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told automakers not to comply with the law. The agency, Reuters says, believes the law “poses significant safety concerns.”
According to the Boston Globe, the letter argues, “A malicious actor here or abroad could utilize such open access to remotely command vehicles to operate dangerously, including attacking multiple vehicles concurrently. Vehicle crashes, injuries, or deaths are foreseeable outcomes of such a situation.”
