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The engine control software in question was produced by Bosch. They say they warned Volkswagen that the feature in question was for development only and not to
by jonah 11y ago
The engine control software in question was produced by Bosch. They say they warned Volkswagen that the feature in question was for development only and not to be used in production.
- cptskippy 11y agoIt seems unlikely that Bosch would implemented an algorithm to detect an emissions test and alter the engine behavior. It seems much more likely that Bosch implemented diagnostic features to force the engine into a particular operating mode (e.g. Enable/Disable EGR) and that Volkswagen activated those features when it detected certain qualifying criteria (i.e. emissions test conditions). Unless there's direct evidence implicating Bosch, then blaming them for the cheating is like blaming a bullet manufacturer when you get caught shooting people.
- logfromblammo 11y agoWas it a stern warning, loaded with gravitas, or was it accompanied with a wink that passed unnoticed by the corporate attorneys? Bosch might have sold them the pistol, but VW is still the one that shot itself in the foot with it. But was the pistol pre-loaded with toe-seeking bullets, or did VW carefully aim at its own extremity before firing? There is still some question in my mind as to how complete a defeat device package Bosch shipped. If there were several separate functions like LowestEmissions() and LowestFuelConsumption() and LowestMaintenance() and BestPerformance() and LowAmbientTemp() and HighAmbientTemp(), that's quite a bit different from DetectEmissionsTest() or OperateAsDefeatDevice(). Who was it that wrote the code to switch modes when an emissions test was detected?