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Congress Tried To Pass Right To Repair. Automakers Got It Rewritten

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Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan right-to-repair bill to make it easier to fix your own car. By the time it passed committee, the automakers had rewritten it.

After years of attempts by right-to-repair advocates — and as the efficacy of the 1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act faded in the world of connected cars — that bill set out to make it easier for independent garages and owners to work on vehicles, and harder for automakers to mandate franchised-dealer repairs.

But between being introduced with bipartisan support in both chambers and passing committee, it was irrevocably changed into something with less clout, fewer rights, and more protection for the very industry consumers needed protecting from. Today, we delve into those pieces of legislation, ask what changed — and who’s ultimately to blame.

✍️ Editorial note — on “the Kia Boys” and the @MarkRober video:

In the security section I reference “the Kia Boys” and link Mark Rober’s “I Outsmarted Pro Car Thieves.” To be precise, these are two separate vulnerabilities. The Kia Boys phenomenon exploited a hardware gap: Kia and Hyundai vehicles built for the US market between roughly 2011 and 2021 that lacked an engine immobilizer, making them startable with a stripped USB connector — a flaw so widespread it drove a measurable spike in thefts and a wave of insurance refusals. Rober’s video demonstrates a more sophisticated attack: a relay/amplification exploit against keyless entry and push-button start, which affects a far broader range of modern vehicles.

I’ve grouped them because they illustrate the same throughline: automakers have repeatedly shipped vehicles with avoidable security weaknesses, then leaned on “for your safety, we can’t open this up” as an argument against right to repair. The history doesn’t support that framing — and open scrutiny tends to find these flaws faster than locked-down secrecy does.

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⏱️ Chapter Breakdown:

00:00 – Introduction
05:17 – Another video that touches on politics! Yay!
06:30 – A quick reminder of where we are
07:38 – The Magnuson-Moss Act is showing its age
10:19 – What was in the original bill, HR 1566
12:56 – Help us remain independent!
14:11 – An end to the closed walled garden
15:07 – This didn’t work out the way folks wanted
16:58 – The massive gaps in the rewritten bill
18:20 – To be fair: the bill does some good things
19:39 – A tasty sandwich hiding a poison pill
22:03 – It’s all about “cybersecurity”
23:25 – The insurance argument
24:58 – So it’s all off the table?
25:21 – Donald Trump makes some wild claims
27:04 – Does Jim Farley make it worse?
30:26 – The engineers are on our side
31:51 – Security through obscurity
33:22 – The risks aren’t new — this is a smokescreen
35:52 – Thanks, and goodbye!

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📚 Sources & Further Reading

Please find the full show notes – including links to cited information – at https://www.transportevolved.com/2026/06/25/congress-tried-to-pass-right-to-repair-automakers-got-it-rewritten/

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BINI Graces Australian Front Page,Joins K-Pop News in Koreaboo & DreamWorks Project Before Coachella

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WECxBrandbuch webinar. Purpose Trends Report 2025

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What does the year hold for people, planet and purpose?

In the current geopolitical climate, it’s likely that many companies will reduce their use of the word “purpose”. But purposeful principles, like sustainability, innovation, diversity, and social responsibility, will continue to drive meaningful business outcomes.

So while purpose will remain the why, fluidity will shape the how.

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Trump Faces Defeat | Impeachment? Muslim Leadership Rises in US | On The Front with Kamran Shahid

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On The Front With Kamran Shahid | 04 November 2026 | Dunya News

In this episode of On The Front with Kamran Shahid, the discussion focuses on Donald Trump’s election defeat and whether Democrats in Congress could move towards impeachment proceedings. The program examines the growing influence of Muslim leadership in American politics and whether a new political strategy is being prepared to challenge Trump. The discussion also explores celebrations in Iran following the US election results and how American voters’ opposition to military conflicts could reshape Washington’s foreign policy. What does Trump’s political future look like, and will US-Iran relations enter a new phase? Watch On The Front with Kamran Shahid for in-depth political analysis and the latest international developments.
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