I'm surprised that the EFF would suggest going to the level of having companies publish their code. A huge number of manhours goes into developing the software that runs a car, and a significant amount of IP is tied up in it.
Forcing vendors to release software would allow competitors to steal it outright, and open up the entire industry to a massive set of lawsuits. I don't think that's a very beneficial outcome.
As someone who works in a technical safety auditing role, I strongly doubt that NDAs would preclude the widespread release of this software. I have a hard enough time convincing vendors that the lifecycle documentation they are already mandated by law to provide, should be provided. This is just unrealistic.
Forcing vendors to release software would allow competitors to steal it outright, and open up the entire industry to a massive set of lawsuits. I don't think that's a very beneficial outcome.
As someone who works in a technical safety auditing role, I strongly doubt that NDAs would preclude the widespread release of this software. I have a hard enough time convincing vendors that the lifecycle documentation they are already mandated by law to provide, should be provided. This is just unrealistic.