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There is also a certification and vetting process for electronic lock rekeying, for obvious reasons. But that is a nitpick.

Speaking to your comment more generally — I’ve long been concerned about these newer manufacturers and DRM. Even if the source code is released, there’s no guarantee or requirement to release keying material that might be used to enforce firmware checks/attest to firmware integrity. That might (or not) be arguably okay as long as the manufacturer remains in business, but certainly not when they’re no longer around.

That problem will only get worse and serves to devalue cars and unnecessarily junk them, which is hard on the environment and a waste of societal resources.