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The way it's written you could get life for "chipping" your car to increase the performance. Not just about self-driving cars.
by jonah 10y ago
The way it's written you could get life for "chipping" your car to increase the performance. Not just about self-driving cars.
- bagels 10y ago"(2) A PERSON SHALL NOT INTENTIONALLY ACCESS OR CAUSE ACCESS TO BE MADE TO AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO WILLFULLY DESTROY, DAMAGE, IMPAIR, ALTER, OR GAIN UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE." intentionally access ... an electronic system of a motor to ... alter... If you replace a light bulb, you have violated this proposed law.
- rubbingalcohol 10y agoYou can increase performance and fuel economy in practically any turbo-4 car by tweaking the ECM software. Modifying software you paid for in the context of your own personal use shouldn't be a criminal matter. This law seems unconstitutional.
- jonah 10y agoYep. (I modified the software in my Biturbo V6, it added 60hp.)
- LoSboccacc 10y agoDo you have benches before and after?
- jonah 10y agoNot on my particular car, but it's just an off-the-shelf third-party software upgrade. (And it's a pretty "mild", conservative tune, could easily get more.) Here's the dyno chart they provide: https://www.goapr.com/includes/img/products/dyno_a6_stage_i.gif https://www.goapr.com/includes/img/products/dyno_a6_stage_i....