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purpleidea 2 hours ago

I'd buy any Tesla, even the big truck, if it came with open source software! I don't want a car that's spyware like a phone. Let me be in control of it, let me mod it, let me own it.

Who's going to sell me one?

pabs3 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Tesla is full of open source software, including the Linux kernel. They probably are GPL violators though.

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2018/may/18/tesla-incomplete-... https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2019/oct/30/calling-all-tesla... https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/dec/21/tesla-no-source-c...

See also this interesting slide deck about the GPLv3 and cars, I expect that regulations would mean you could not drive cars with modified software (similar to what happens with solar inverters):

https://events19.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017...

gonesilent 19 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If you can find a good security vulnerability Tesla will give you root on your car as an award.

Hnrobert42 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Not exactly what you are asking for, but did you see that Rivian recently provided a way for owners to disable the vehicle's LTE connection? It's straight In Canada. In the US, you have to ask a dealer.