On the flip side I remember a story about a boat owner that didn't like the factory fuel system on his boat so redid it himself. Gassed up one day, boat burned, disfigured his two daughters. He won in court against the boat manufacturer.
Bring that here. A software genius modifies his Tesla, car somehow sticks in WOT, smacks a concrete wall, kills his wife. HOW DARE Tesla allow me to make changes that let this happen. Who do you think would win in a court with a jury of his peers? Mark Grasser On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 6:37 PM, Alan Arrison via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > I am surprised that auto makers haven't locked down their systems with > encryption. > If they haven't yet they probably will if for no other reason than > liability issues. What liability issues? There would be none. If I make a mechanical change to my car now and it causes an injury or something the manufacturer is not liable for it. The same is true with a software change. When I buy a car, I get a title to it. It is mine to do with as I see fit, including doing something that voids the warranty if I want. It should be illegal for an auto manufacturer to lock me out of making changes to any car I buy. -- David D. Nelson http://evalbum.com/1328 http://www.levforum.com _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
