Car Dealerships Are An Obstacle To Software Updates

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I just read “Why Your Car Won’t Get Remote Software Updates Anytime Soon Software is taking over cars. But it may be a while before it can be updated without a trip to the dealer.”.

This article pointed out that one stumbling block to timely and convenient software updated to your car are the entrenched special privileges that car dealerships enjoy in most states.

When will these anachronistic anti free market franchise privileges finally be abolished? They are unconstitutional!

Tesla Trailblazer

“There is an alternative—the same sort of remote software updates used for PCs and smart phones. Indeed, one automaker, Tesla Motors, already provides what it calls “over-the-air updates,” which allowed it to execute a recent software fix without requiring anybody to bring in their cars (see “Tesla Motors’ Over-the-Air Repairs Are the Way Forward”).”

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