The Massachusetts law that would give car owners and independent repair shops greater access to a car's diagnostic data can go into effect after federal regulators gave the greenlight.
On Wednesday the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concluded that Massachusetts' Right to Repair law can be implemented with some changes, a decision that comes months after it told car makers not to comply with it.the law would violate cybersecurity protections in the Federal Vehicle Safety Act — the latest challenge in a series of legal hurdles that prevented the law from going into effect after 75% of voters approved it in 2020.
"Limiting the geographical range of access would significantly reduce the risk that malicious actors could exploit vulnerabilities at scale to access multiple vehicles, including, importantly, when vehicles are driven on a roadway," NHTSA Assistant Chief Counsel for Litigation and Enforcement Kerry Kolodziej said in the letter.
Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition spokesperson Tommy Hickey said the agency's conclusion that the law doesn't violate federal law is an"important first step." However, he said, Bluetooth and close-range wireless access places a guardrail around owners and independent repair shops that doesn't apply to car dealerships. This, he says, doesn't guarantee a level playing field.
It wasn't immediately clear when manufacturers would need to begin complying with the 2020 law, which affects all car models 2022 and newer.
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