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Auto Care Association Warns Vehicle Cybersecurity Could Hurt Independent Repairers

January 21, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Auto Care Association warned vehicle manufacturers and regulators that failure to consider how vehicles are serviced when designing vehicle cybersecurity protections could harm consumers and the independent vehicle service facilities that provide them with repairs. Aaron Lowe, senior vice president, regulatory and government affairs, Auto Care Association, delivered the warning while participating in a panel discussion as part of the Vehicle Cybersecurity Roundtable that was produced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) yesterday in Washington, D.C.

Auto Care AssociationLowe said that Auto Care Association members were concerned that possible cybersecurity measures could limit access by independent technicians to critical

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