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how is this legal? It's akin to a car shutting down if a non genuine part is used.
by denzell 10y ago
how is this legal? It's akin to a car shutting down if a non genuine part is used.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoWhich is the future now that there's talk of the car's computer checking crypto signatures on each part and refusing to start the engine if they don't match. Heard of this concept at least once here on HN.
- Spooky23 10y agoTesla is already doing this, iirc. As self-driving cars become a thing, you'll see way more of this, "for safety".
- marcoperaza 10y agoIn the case of automated multi-ton death machines moving at high-speed near other people, that seems totally reasonable. You shouldn't be allowed to tinker with your automated car and risk everyone else's lives.
- tamana 10y agoNo, it's not reasonable. Government should set standard, free market competes to follow start dates with best quality and lowest cost. Wht should Tesla be able to prevent me from replacing a bad Tesla part with a better/safer third-party part?
- marcoperaza 10y agoAs long as it's advertised that way upfront, then I don't see why not. Tesla is not going to be the only automated car manufacturer. Today, you can buy cars that only take specialty parts. You can also buy cars that take standard parts. I'm sure it will be that way with automated cars too. Same way that you should be able to buy an iPhone with all of its non-standard quirks. As for safety, it depends on the specific parts. An automated car is a complete integrated system. Once people start swapping parts, the test-matrix to ensure safety explodes. People modifying the driving software in their own cars, for example, is definitely a no-go. (And modifying any software at all should be prohibited unless the driving and entertainment computers are completely air-gapped.)
- msl 10y agoWhat about the brake pads in my multi-ton death machine? Should I be prohibited from replacing them with third-party parts for the fear of risking everyone else's lives?
- Spooky23 10y agoIf part of the deal with getting the car is full manufacturer liability insurance, sure. Otherwise, fuck them.
- marcoperaza 10y agoDon't buy them. I don't see why you want to control what other people buy though.
- Spooky23 10y agoThat's a pretty naive. The big three made the same dumb arguments a hundred years ago... third party parts have never been a problem. People fought hard for the right to get replacement parts, and it's a shame we need to re-fight this battle because of the lemmings among us.
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoDon't Tesla do pretty much that?