Yes, this is not coming from a place of desire for consumer freedom or protection. It’s yet another attempt at keeping an antiquated and unnecessary model (deal

Yes, this is not coming from a place of desire for consumer freedom or protection. It’s yet another attempt at keeping an antiquated and unnecessary model (dealerships) alive and relevant. People absolutely should be able to switch off OTA updates, but there’s absolutely no need for a third party (such as dealerships) to be involved. Dealerships also don’t want you to be able to update your car’s software on your own, which is anti-consumer. So in my mind this legislation shouldn’t be supported. Regulations requiring user control of automotive software should be coming from the angle of right to repair, which benefits buyers instead of dealers.