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This is a violation of UN regulation 155/156 where the vendor must provide free fixes and updates in case of safety or cybersecurity violations.

I'm mentioning this specifically because the CAN bus is involved, which is mandatory to be safety conform and has to be ASIL-C/D conform. If you cannot guarantee that, you will lose the license.

Without conformance to UN Regulation 155/156, the car manufacturer might lose its license for the underlying car platform (not only the downstreamed models), meaning refunding/damages need to be paid for all buyers of cars of that platform.

So chances are this can be fought in court, and Hyundai probably has to offer free replacement of that defective part.



The UN has regulations? Who does it have authority over? Who enforces its regulations?


The vast majority of countries have into their laws that road vehicles must adhere to UN vehicle regulations. That's how enforcement happens - by whatever regulatory authority of the country the vehicle is to be used in. Canada and the US are among the exceptions in that they have their own standards.


I had no idea (as a person in the US). Thanks for the info!




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