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0 pointsDylan168076y ago0 comments

The screen is attached to a computer that is able to prevent the car from turning on. And there's no way to get diagnostic manuals.

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FDSGSG6y ago

>The screen is attached to a computer that is able to prevent the car from turning on

Ok? That computer isn't particularly adversarial. Presumably if you're capable of fixing this car yourself the computers will present you with no difficulty, if you don't know how to fix cars with computers then the Tesla probably isn't for you.

> And there's no way to get diagnostic manuals

Yeah, there is https://service.teslamotors.com/ Or you know, just pay some random guy on a forum $20 for a copy.

Dylan16807OP6y ago

> That computer isn't particularly adversarial.

Oh, this won't be DRM-bound like half of what it does? If you're sure and not just guessing, good.

> Yeah, there is https://service.teslamotors.com/

Oh, hey, that works outside of Massachusetts now, as of earlier this year. Wonderful. Next up, can you order parts without this procedure yet?: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19322223

FDSGSG6y ago

>Oh, this won't be DRM-bound like half of what it does? If you're sure and not just guessing, good.

Not any more so than in similarly priced German cars.

>Next up, can you order parts without this procedure yet?

Sourcing parts via official channels continues to be difficult.

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FDSGSG6y ago

>The screen is attached to a computer that is able to prevent the car from turning on

> And there's no way to get diagnostic manuals

Yeah, there is https://service.teslamotors.com/ Or you know, just pay some random guy on a forum $20 for a copy.

Dylan16807OP6y ago

> That computer isn't particularly adversarial.

Oh, this won't be DRM-bound like half of what it does? If you're sure and not just guessing, good.

> Yeah, there is https://service.teslamotors.com/

Oh, hey, that works outside of Massachusetts now, as of earlier this year. Wonderful. Next up, can you order parts without this procedure yet?: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19322223

FDSGSG6y ago

>Oh, this won't be DRM-bound like half of what it does? If you're sure and not just guessing, good.

Not any more so than in similarly priced German cars.

>Next up, can you order parts without this procedure yet?

Sourcing parts via official channels continues to be difficult.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse