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Programming your Tesla would mean that you upload software that your car runs. I think you can't do that, but you should be allowed to.
As it's a matter of public safety, and as part of a right to repair, all of the software that runs in cars should be open source, and should be able to be updated by the owner.
Do you really think the average Joe has the knowledge to develop safe software for a car? Some things are okay to be proprietary imo, maybe with open documentation but not source.
You could absolutely standardize, certify, and isolate safety components
If the non-critical parts were scriptable like the infotainment system, then I could get behind it. Kind of like android I guess where you're free to tinker, but you have to enable developer mode first so regular people can't accidentally break something.