Automakers want to restrict access to repair data so consumers will be driven to use more expensive automaker parts and OEM dealerships for repairs.
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In the future, AI could be used to analyze sensor data and predict part failures before they occur, offering initiative-taking maintenance.
Vehicle data limitations cost the shops an estimated $3.1 billion each year; responses highlight need for bipartisan REPAIR Act.
"The agreement falls short of all the protections necessary to ensure consumer choice now and into the future for all parties, not only signatories of the pact," states MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers.
Nearly two dozen major automakers on Tuesday were told not to comply with Massachusetts' Right to Repair law, which was approved by 75% of voters.
What does the data access law say and what does the aftermarket need in order to to compete with the alliance between OEMs and dealerships?
