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> Or that Google, Uber, Tesla, etc wouldn't already be taking these numbers very seriously and doing everything to minimize them? Given that we know existing c

• dmix 10y ago
  The organization who detected that VW was faking the data wasn't actually the government (California Air Resources Board in this case). It was detected by a privately funded organization... funded in part by technology billionaires: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Council_on_Clean_Transportation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Council_on_Clean... ...I'm the one questioning the utility in of California's system of control. My faith in either actor's earnest participation is therefore not of much use. I do know customers value safety and honesty of companies they buy/use cars from, and so do the investors who back these companies. Which are the people who keep these companies in business. That pressure exists independently of these permits. Which is why one must realistically question the utility of special government oversight.