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German car manufacturers self-certify the CO2 exhausts. TEPCO certifies their Japanese nuclear plants. Works great, doesn't it?
by Tepix 8y ago
German car manufacturers self-certify the CO2 exhausts.
TEPCO certifies their Japanese nuclear plants.
Works great, doesn't it?
- unethical_ban 8y agoIt was NOx, and they didn't self certify, they cheated the tests.
- Retric 8y agoCar companies operate their own testing units at their factories. I don’t see how this is different from self certification. Ex: “Today in Tokyo, Nissan joined the increasing list of automakers who have admitted to falsifying emissions and/or fuel economy figures. The company said it had uncovered falsified data from car exhaust emissions tests at most of its plants based in Japan.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2018/07/09/nissan-admits-to-falsifying-emissions-tests/#493b6362376c https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2018/07/09/nissan-adm... Trust but verify is common worldwide for this stuff. Otherwise governments would need to install and operate a lot of equipment at every factory worldwide.
- mannykannot 8y agoTrue, but an entity that goes so far as to cheat on tests is hardly likely to honestly self-certify - it is further evidence that some non-trivial form of verification is necessary. I am not, however, going to take any position on whether Boeing has done anything wrong until the accident analysis is complete.