23-10-2022 18:34 via tech.slashdot.org

Are High-Tech Cars Killing Auto Repair Shops?

"Auto industry insiders have waxed poetic about the safety benefits of the 'software-defined vehicle' — which also enables revenue-boosting data collection and subscriptions that make it safer to be an auto executive too," writes Wired.
"Less talked about are the consequences of computerized cars at the auto shop."Fixing complex vehicles requires increasingly expert and expensive knowledge, and tools that are in limited supply.... [T]he upshot can be that it takes longer to get your car fi
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