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Some of the software in question spots test conditions and makes the engine behave differently during them.
by greglindahl 8y ago
Some of the software in question spots test conditions and makes the engine behave differently during them.
- sebazzz 8y agoMaybe it is a dumb question, but why couldn't the engine then always run like that?
- comex 8y agoBecause the polluting mode has marginally better performance and fuel efficiency.
- InternetOfStuff 8y agoI know you didn't insinuate that, but I would like to point out that there's nothing wrong with detecting test conditions, per se. It might have safety implications (e.g. deactivating airbags so they don't fire because of implausible-on-the-road vehicle states), or even enable certain tests in the first place (perhaps by disabling traction control systems confused by vastly differing speeds per axle). Using them in order to cheat, however, is clearly not nice at all. Speaking as a German, and as someone who has worked in the automotive industry, I'd really like for manufacturers to be punished hard on this. The amount of complacency and disdain for regulations on the part of the manufacturers is disappointing, and the collusion by the German government distasteful.