Freakin' complicated stuff.
Freakin' complicated stuff.
Apple never released the code for MacDraw. That was the keystone for Macintosh I/O functionality. You couldn't even really take apart a Macintosh, or add hardware. Woz talks about the Apple I and II, and those are so basic, it was no big deal. I'd like to hear him talk about Mac and right of repair.
With a car - especially one that could drive autonomously, and that does have strong safety features integrated across many of it systems - its more like the Macintosh (and that on steroids). Can't just have people messing with cameras and wiring and computers. You CAN get parts if you are a Tesla certified repair shop. So it is not totally manufacturer repair. But with all the bad press with any accident - even when people are INTENTIONALLY circumventing safety systems - it is understandable that they want to control access.
And there are aftermarket parts. Looking at AutoZone, they have rotors, bearings, air springs... Funny, though, when I looked up the car, it is identified as having a 15 cylinder engine!