Santa ClaraA reporter fixed a sensor in two minutes.
Farmers say the software still locks the parts that matter most.
Replacement parts must be paired to a machine’s serial number before Deere’s system lets them run.
A judge has not finalized either settlement, and advocates call the Federal Trade Commission deal insufficient.
How each outlet framed it
- Ars Technica
- demonstrates John Deere's self-repair software enabling farmer diagnostics and part replacement through first-person account of fixing water-in-fuel sensor
Sources: Ars Technica