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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.
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I wonder if someone sat down and really looked at the legistation and the engineering, if we couldn't get away with cheaper solutions. Cars have something like a dozen purpose built computers now, can't we just replace all that bs with a standard piece of hardware? Lane tracking, eye tracking, it's like everything they do is bespoke.
That sounds a bit like the U.S. regulations requiring sealed-beam headlights, where manufacturers had to choose between a handful of allowed designs. That way, the govt was sure that all headlights were up to safety spec.
It's a good idea, and could help prevent things like the VW emissions cheating scandal.