The future for auto repair businesses will also depend on how much, and which parts, of an individual’s self-driving car is owned versus licensed. We currently buy cars, but license software/apps. Which ownership model will dominate these new internet-connected computers on wheels? Right now auto repair businesses in the United States are protected by Right to Repair agreements for personal vehicles. Modern tractors — highly complex, sensor driven, internet integrated near-robots — aren’t covered. John Deere already argues the farmers don’t actually own their combines and don’t have the right to choose who fixes them.