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Tesla is full of open source software, including the Linux kernel. They probably are GPL violators though. https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2018/may/18/tesla-inc
by pabs3 5mo ago
Tesla is full of open source software, including the Linux kernel. They probably are GPL violators though.
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2018/may/18/tesla-incomplete-ccs/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2018/may/18/tesla-incomplete-...
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2019/oct/30/calling-all-tesla-owners/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2019/oct/30/calling-all-tesla...
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/dec/21/tesla-no-source-code-no-safety/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/dec/21/tesla-no-source-c...
See also this interesting slide deck about the GPLv3 and cars, I expect that regulations would mean you could not drive cars with modified software (similar to what happens with solar inverters):
https://events19.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Safely-Copylefted-Cars-Reexamining-GPLv3-Installation-Information-Requirements-ALS-Bradley-Kuhn-Behan-Webster-1.pdf https://events19.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017...
- dmix 5mo ago> I expect that regulations would mean you could not drive cars with modified software Aggressive regulations for emissions control software + industry deterrence for car modifications via insurance and warranties
- bestham 5mo agoGood then that there is very little need for emissions control in EV. No barrier for giving the owner of the vehicle more access to its innards.