Once there are enough Teslas, there will be aftermarket repair howtos. This is inevitable.
I guess you could argue that Tesla will try to do the Apple thing and not support older versions of devices, but 50000$ cars and 500$ phones are different beasts.
Generally speaking, highly integrated ICE cars are quickly approaching the complexity of Teslas anyway.
On the other hand, a tesla is basically 1-2 motors and a big battery bank. No engines, crankshafts, pistons, sparkplugs, radiators, alternators, exhaust pipes and sensors, catalytic convertors, oil pans... I still have some faith that the fundamental simplification of electric drivetrains will result in longer lived vehicles.
A car is network of serious computing, including proprietary API's, busses, and signed firmware. You might change the tires yourself but you won't be putting a third-party sensor in there. The talk of bricking your car is no joke.
See also John Deere giving its farmer customers a hard time about self servicing big tractors.
The only question is, does the customer have the right to tinker?
It isn't even a right to tinker. Do you actually own the car - which means you should have the right to do whatever you want to it - or are you borrowing it from the manufacturer?
If Tesla keeps their cars as draconian DRMed as they have been, then you never actually own the Tesla in the exact same thought process that you don't own an iphone.
I guess you could argue that Tesla will try to do the Apple thing and not support older versions of devices, but 50000$ cars and 500$ phones are different beasts.
Generally speaking, highly integrated ICE cars are quickly approaching the complexity of Teslas anyway.
On the other hand, a tesla is basically 1-2 motors and a big battery bank. No engines, crankshafts, pistons, sparkplugs, radiators, alternators, exhaust pipes and sensors, catalytic convertors, oil pans... I still have some faith that the fundamental simplification of electric drivetrains will result in longer lived vehicles.