Legislating OTA illegal?

[Snakebitten]

So West Virginia has a bill introduced to make Ford's OTA illegal.

And according to the article, it's the dealerships lobbying for its passage.
I try to defend the dealership model by emphasizing the benefits the consumer gets from it, but dang if the bad side of dealerships isn't just sticking their thumb in our eye.

They are literally trying to stop a manufacturer from bypassing their service department for any kind of enhancement or upgrade or bug fix.

And before you say it's just little Ole West Virginia...........you KNOW the dealership lobby is watching to see the outcome.

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[Bob_Mac]

So West Virginia has a bill introduced to make Ford's OTA illegal.

And according to the article, it's the dealerships lobbying for its passage.
I try to defend the dealership model by emphasizing the benefits the consumer gets from it, but dang if the bad side of dealerships isn't just sticking their thumb in our eye.

They are literally trying to stop a manufacturer from bypassing their service department for any kind of enhancement or upgrade or bug fix.

And before you say it's just little Ole West Virginia...........you KNOW the dealership lobby is watching to see the outcome.

Considering the lack of techs that the dealerships are currently facing, this is going to kill their customer service aspect as they'll not be able to keep up. SMDH

 

[Mtnman1]

What is OTA?

 

[Snakebitten]

What is OTA?

Don't take this wrong, but do you have a 2021-2022 F150? ???

OverTheAir OTA

It's a GRAND strategy, that admittedly has gotten off to a bumpy start, for the consumer to buy a vehicle that continuously gets updated directly OTA by the manufacturer for the lifespan of the vehicle.

Similar to consumer products that we have the same model and take for granted. Smartphone and PC's as the most obvious example.

The concept is fantastic value for the consumer.

 

[Mtnman1]

Don't take this wrong, but do you have a 2021-2022 F150? ???

OverTheAir OTA

It's a GRAND strategy, that admittedly has gotten off to a bumpy start, for the consumer to buy a vehicle that continuously gets updated directly OTA by the manufacturer for the lifespan of the vehicle.

Similar to consumer products that we have the same model and take for granted. Smartphone and PC's as the most obvious example.

The concept is fantastic value for the consumer.

Nope. On order.

 

[130 Ghost_Riders]

That bill is absolutely idiotic. It would be hard pressed to withstand scrutiny as it would go against any right to repair as well as causing conflict with other industries that also do OTA updates.

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