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Automotive manufacturers want to stop this from passing so they can prevent small independent mechanics from getting the diagnostics needed to fix modern vehicles.
Cars are rolling computers and only dealerships have access to proprietary data. Just like specialized fasteners that must be purchased through OEM sources, computer data forces the same restrictions. Only in this case, the independents cannot even diagnose in the first place, much less affect a repair.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a7080 ... pair-bill/