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Maybe if you only drive in a private property and not public roads. Probably like aftermarket modifications currently.
by aphextim 7y ago
Maybe if you only drive in a private property and not public roads. Probably like aftermarket modifications currently.
- aphextim 7y agoThis topic made me think of a funny old video of a farmer who put a turbo on his tractor. Probably illegal to drive this on any public road, however on his own property/private roads he is having a blast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZZpAO0jP7E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZZpAO0jP7E
- fencepost 7y agoAlso some gearing changes most likely. I'd want a lot more roll cage than he has on there.
- mindslight 7y agoWhat is with this latent assumption in this thread that DIY activity is a priori illegal? Of course it's legal to mod your car under the guise of hacking. Just like it's legal to mod your car under the guise of throwing a birthday party. The "guise" is irrelevant! There's obviously legal nuance involving speed, safety, etc. But propagating a cultural assumption of "doing something weird must be illegal" is frightening.
- mrguyorama 7y agoIt comes down to DRM and BS in the software industry. Anything with a EULA usually disallows you from doing anything "unauthorized" with it, and Teslas have a lot of software and EULA
- mindslight 7y agoI will agree that software authoritarianism is a big source of ambiguous fear being pushed onto other endeavors, but a contractual dispute is a far cry from "illegal". And yes the broken-ass DMCA can lift some of that into the realm of illegal, but even that is practically unenforceable beyond a mere chilling effect on publishing.
- brokenmachine 7y ago>but even that is practically unenforceable beyond a mere chilling effect on publishing Not with Tesla recording remotely what "owners" do with their cars.