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[Discussion] What would it take to selfhost some of the backend that Tesla's connect to? (lemmy.ca)

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I saw this article earlier:

Tesla 'going bankrupt' is endpoint of protests, says local organizer

In the spirit of right to repair, self-hosting, giving a second life to old devices, and limiting data collection by car companies:

What are some considerations?
Are there any projects worth keeping an eye on?

An example that came to mind was Valetudo, which is a cloud replacement for vacuum robots enabling local-only operation. Some robot vacuums are easy to install this on, and others require more invasive modifications.

What I've found so far:

FreedomEV, a project that was presented at FOSSDEM 2019 but doesn't have recent activity
TeslaMate, which is a popular and active selfhosted data logger for Teslas, but not necessarily a replacement for the software

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[-] lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 week ago

Just sell the car to a derby demolition show. We all win.

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[-] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I am pretty sure it would be impossible.

That connection I expect to be secured by using signature keys that are private and would need to be released by Tesla to allow anybody connect its car to a different back end.

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[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago

Not in these next 4 years.

Afterwards, if judges still exist, you can try to force Tesla (with the help of judges) to allow your right to repair.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You can't

We are talking about a car here not some random cleaning robot.

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