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Originally Posted by cellsafemode
yea, a modern car is no different than an older car if you gut the entire thing other than the drivetrain and even that will require proprietary digital tools to play with.
These digital systems do not last forever and they're all closed source proprietary items usually only licensed to be produced by one manufacturer and there is zero incentive for car manufacturers or the licensed manufacturer to continue producing replacement parts vs getting you to buy new. You can't repair the electronic devices. Often they're not using any off the shelf parts and in many cases they go out of their way to make servicing in the field impossible.
Fixing these cars in the future (assuming we still are allowed to drive our own cars and use gas powered vehicles in general) is going to be less about repairing and more about being able to replace all the proprietary stuff with off-the-shelf general purpose devices that can be programmed to do the same functions.
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The proprietary aspect is a matter of contract with the OEM supplier. At some point that contract runs out. When that happens, the owner of the design and patents, manufacturer, then sells those other companies. The aftermarket companies then manufacture the systems.
So, I would bet that there will be support out there for at least the major, necessary components for some time to come.