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by mason240 3259 days ago
>Access to specialized equipment by repair shops is not a problem.

This is already not true for independent auto repair shops. Manufacturer specific computer diagnostic tools can cost them tens of thousands each and often they don't have the same level of tools as the dealers.

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> Manufacturer specific computer diagnostic tools

The tools themselves aren't the issue, the only thing specific to these tools is a complete mapping of proprietary error codes. If manufacturers were forced to release a list of all error codes and their meanings as part of the owner's manual this would be a non-issue.

Keep an eye on projects like this: https://github.com/commaai/opendbc