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While a newly amended law in Massachusetts might seem like a small change, it could have massive implications for repair shops and manufacturers across the country.
Earlier this month, voters approved a change to the state’s landmark 2012 “right to repair” law, which requires automakers to provide the same data to independent repair shops as they do to dealerships. Now, those carmakers will have to include telemetric data--wireless information typically transmitted to remote servers--as part of that process.
On the surface, the scope of this law is narrow: a technical change for a single industry in a single state. Yet it signals growing interest in so-called right-to-repair laws, which have been introduced in 20 state legislatures, as a means for easing some of the restrictions on the repair industry beyond automobiles. Specifically, the effort asks manufacturers of all stripes to provide equal access to repair manuals, tools, service parts, and software.
It also poses optical challenges for manufacturers of everything from iPhones to tractors to Teslas. Read our story to learn how a single statewide law is already carrying huge implications for makers of hardware--phones, computers, cars, and more. |
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