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>"This was a couple of software engineers who put this in for whatever reason," Michael Horn, VW's U.S. chief executive, told a House subcommittee hearing. "To

by akerro 11y ago

>"This was a couple of software engineers who put this in for whatever reason," Michael Horn, VW's U.S. chief executive, told a House subcommittee hearing. "To my understanding, this was not a corporate decision. This was something individuals did." http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-vw-hearing-20151009-story.html http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-vw-hearing-20...

kuschku 11y ago
While VW DE said "no engineer will be sued over this, we will give them total immunity and want them to speak free", and subsequently suspended 10 of their top managers, and had 2 CEOs resign in a row. It’s clear that VW US’ CEO has only his own interests in mind.
- on_and_off 11y ago
  do you have a source on that please ? I can only find the ridiculous 'one rogue guy did this' version.
  - kuschku 11y ago
    Look at this [1] and this [2]. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/business/volkswagen-offering-amnesty-asks-workers-to-come-forward-on-emissions-cheating.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/business/volkswagen-offeri... [2] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/business/volkswagen-suspends-5th-executive-in-emissions-scandal.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/business/volkswagen-suspen... Sadly, it’s almost completely unreported in English media, somehow it appears that only German media has properly reported on it.
    - on_and_off 11y ago
      thanks. Very weird to see this discrepancy in the media.
      - kuschku 11y ago
        I’ve been noticing that in the past year, more and more discrepancy between the news in different countries.
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tim333 11y ago
That "Volkswagen is citing German privacy law in refusing to turn over emails and other communications between its executives, the source said. The emails were sought by a group of 48 U.S. state attorneys general investigating excess emissions" doesn't give me the greatest confidence in that story.

by akerro 11y ago

kuschku 11y ago

While VW DE said "no engineer will be sued over this, we will give them total immunity and want them to speak free", and subsequently suspended 10 of their top managers, and had 2 CEOs resign in a row. It’s clear that VW US’ CEO has only his own interests in mind.

on_and_off 11y ago
do you have a source on that please ? I can only find the ridiculous 'one rogue guy did this' version.
- kuschku 11y ago
  Look at this [1] and this [2]. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/business/volkswagen-offering-amnesty-asks-workers-to-come-forward-on-emissions-cheating.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/business/volkswagen-offeri... [2] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/business/volkswagen-suspends-5th-executive-in-emissions-scandal.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/business/volkswagen-suspen... Sadly, it’s almost completely unreported in English media, somehow it appears that only German media has properly reported on it.
  - on_and_off 11y ago
    thanks. Very weird to see this discrepancy in the media.
    - kuschku 11y ago
      I’ve been noticing that in the past year, more and more discrepancy between the news in different countries.

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tim333 11y ago

That "Volkswagen is citing German privacy law in refusing to turn over emails and other communications between its executives, the source said. The emails were sought by a group of 48 U.S. state attorneys general investigating excess emissions" doesn't give me the greatest confidence in that story.