[nottheengineer]

The tracking goes much deeper than that [1] and it isn't the only part of the ongoing overdigitalization of cars. Access to diagnostics and the ability to repair them yourself have suffered a lot with the introduction of EVs. Parts and manuals are harder to find for those than ICE cars. Mercedes won't even let you open the hood of the EQS you bought from them.

[1] https://therecord.media/class-action-lawsuit-cars-text-messa...

[toomuchtodo]

Yes, agreed, yet another call for very aggressive right to repair law. If you own it, you must be allowed to repair it yourself, full stop.

That Mercedes example is egregious AF.