The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is currently in a tiff with Massachusetts over a right to repair law that conflicts with federal regulation. The U.S. agency told nearly two dozen automakers that they don’t have to comply with a state law mandating open access to vehicle data, and that they should comply with federal vehicle safety laws instead, according to Reuters.
In 2020, voters in the state — pardon me, commonwealth — of Massachusetts were largely in favor of a ballot measure that gave independent repair shops access to data that was only available to dealers and manufacturers. The law was meant to give indie shops in ’Mass the ability to tap into vehicle telematics, including diagnostics and other vehicle-generated data that is sent remotely to dealers and automakers.
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