"Bryant Walker Smith, assistant professor of law at the University of South Carolina, and a specialist in the emerging legal frameworks for autonomous vehicles, says that this is part of a shift by Tesla and other automakers towards framing the vehicles they make as services rather than products.
“These companies are deploying legal and technical tools more creatively and aggressively to extend their control over their products long after those products have left the factory floor,” said Smith. “On the legal side, this can involve software licenses, end-user license agreements, terms of use. On the technical side, this could involve remote monitoring, over-the-air-updates, and digital rights management.”"
- Date Published:12/09/2016
- Original Publication:Motherboard