On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 8:37 PM EVDL Administrator via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org>
wrote:

> Is it server software that could be installed anywhere?  Could a Tesla
> owner
> install it on his own internet-connected computer, and then crack the
> Tesla's software so the Tesla speaks only with that computer?
>

It's possible, but I don't offer this.  If Tesla discovers the methods I
use, they will block them, so it has to be kept under wraps for the good of
the project.

I hope that Tesla don't either find a way to block that access, or take
> some
> kind of legal action against you.  They may have the DMCA on their side,
> unfortunately.
>

Actually they don't (anymore).  In 2015 the library of congress approved an
exemption to the DMCA specifically allowing car hacking.  (DieselGate
helped push this through!)

https://www.whitecase.com/publications/article/new-dmca-exemption-allows-consumers-hack-their-own-vehicles
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