The Alliance for Automotive Innovation has filed an emergency motion to block the June 1 enforcement of Massachusetts’ updated right-to-repair law, according to a court document filed Thursday.
State Attorney General Andrea Campbell said in a March filing that ending her office’s non-enforcement condition was “in the public interest” and that enforcement would begin in June.
A spokeswoman for Campbell’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In its filing, the coalition argues that June 1 enforcement would cause “irreparable harm” to its members, as any attempt to comply with the law would require automakers to “remove essential cybersecurity protections from their vehicles.” “
Additionally, attempts to avoid compliance – either by disabling telematics systems as some automakers have done or withdrawing from the Massachusetts market – “will harm consumers and damage automakers’ brands and reputations”, the group said.
The coalition’s request for a temporary restraining order is scheduled to be heard on Tuesday.
The coalition is representing automakers in a lawsuit seeking to block a voter-approved measure that revises and expands the state’s right-of-repair law.
The group has argued that the amended law conflicts with several federal laws, creates cybersecurity and vehicle safety risks and sets an impossible timeline for compliance.
Former Attorney General Maura Healy, now governor of Massachusetts, previously said her office would not enforce the state’s amended law until a federal court rules on claims brought by automakers challenging the law. Do not become
US District Judge Douglas Woodlock has delayed a ruling on the lawsuit for more than two years at least six times.
The measure – referred to in the suit as the “Data Access Law” – requires automakers with sales operations in the state to equip vehicles using telematics systems with a standardized, open-access data platform starting in the 2022 model year. Needed. It gives vehicle owners and independent repair shops access to real-time information from telematics such as crash notifications, remote diagnostics and navigation.
A similar ballot initiative, supported by automotive aftermarket companies, is underway in Maine.
The coalition is pushing an alternative ballot measure that would codify into law the provisions of a 2014 national memorandum of understanding between automakers and the independent repair industry.
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