If Land Rover follows John Deere and GM down the path of "it's our vehicle, you're only driving it", it would be the last newer LR I would buy.
Tractor Hack: Farmers are harnessing hacked software for John Deere repairs
".......FARMERS FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO REPAIR THEIR OWN TRACTORS
That’s when your new best friend may turn out to be a shadowy software hacker living in the Ukraine.
As reported in Motherboard, a thriving crop of black-market hackers in Europe is creating and selling software hacks to John Deere software, which local mechanics in America’s breadbasket are downloading and using to repair the company’s tractors.
“When crunch time comes and we break down, chances are we don’t have time to wait for a dealership employee to show up and fix it,” Danny Kluthe, a hog farmer in Nebraska, told his state legislature earlier this month. “Most all the new equipment [requires] a download [to fix].”
But farmers who buy new John Deere equipment must sign a license agreement that forbids nearly all “unauthorized” repair and modification to the company’s machines that contain embedded software. You can tinker under the hood, but don’t mess with the software.....
.....“You want to replace a transmission and you take it to an independent mechanic — he can put in the new transmission, but the tractor can’t drive out of the shop,” Kevin Kenney, a farmer in Nebraska, told Motherboard. “Deere charges $230, plus $130 an hour, for a technician to drive out and plug a connector into their USB port to authorize the part.”[FONT="]......[/FONT]"
Note: John Deere sales have declined. There are now 1000's of layoffs. Why would someone even consider a John Deere or GM product if you can't fix it?
Tractor Hack: Farmers are harnessing hacked software for John Deere repairs
".......FARMERS FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO REPAIR THEIR OWN TRACTORS
That’s when your new best friend may turn out to be a shadowy software hacker living in the Ukraine.
As reported in Motherboard, a thriving crop of black-market hackers in Europe is creating and selling software hacks to John Deere software, which local mechanics in America’s breadbasket are downloading and using to repair the company’s tractors.
“When crunch time comes and we break down, chances are we don’t have time to wait for a dealership employee to show up and fix it,” Danny Kluthe, a hog farmer in Nebraska, told his state legislature earlier this month. “Most all the new equipment [requires] a download [to fix].”
But farmers who buy new John Deere equipment must sign a license agreement that forbids nearly all “unauthorized” repair and modification to the company’s machines that contain embedded software. You can tinker under the hood, but don’t mess with the software.....
.....“You want to replace a transmission and you take it to an independent mechanic — he can put in the new transmission, but the tractor can’t drive out of the shop,” Kevin Kenney, a farmer in Nebraska, told Motherboard. “Deere charges $230, plus $130 an hour, for a technician to drive out and plug a connector into their USB port to authorize the part.”[FONT="]......[/FONT]"
Note: John Deere sales have declined. There are now 1000's of layoffs. Why would someone even consider a John Deere or GM product if you can't fix it?