[quote=FlyerInHi]Maybe. But it will get harder as time goes by. Or maybe you have the technical expertise.
My bet is that eventually you won’t need to do smog anymore as the info will be sent wirelessly.[/quote]
Yes, and that is exactly my point.
The vast majority of the people will not have the technical expertise to handle dealing with misbehaving ECU’s. And fixing random ECU problems (that might not even be emissions related) but that could cause you to fail will be an incredibly expensive repair bill for your average consumer who has no technical knowledge.
And of course, those who actually know what their doing, this actually makes things even easier.. Because theoretically, if one has the ability to flash whatever the heck he/she wants onto an ECU, one can theoretically make the ECU read whatever is needed…