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Or we can require companies to do compliance testing under external supervision if they want to sell these products to people.
by spicybright 5y ago
Or we can require companies to do compliance testing under external supervision if they want to sell these products to people.
- sokoloff 5y agoYou can and you’ll thereby have created an environment with significant incentives to cheat, avoid testing, fake certification labels, or similar. If you’re able to exhaustively inspect every corner of every supply chain, that could work; I suspect that’s hard to make happen.
- darkerside 5y agoVW is the exception to the role in the auto industry. I don't see why it couldn't work. It's just a question of how much we care.
- sokoloff 5y agoIs VW an exception? Ford Pinto fuel tanks, GM ignition switches, Toyota accelerator pedal assemblies, and I’ve made at least three trips (might have been four) to dealers for Takata airbag problems.
- darkerside 5y agoEven with these problems, people accept the dangers of cars every day. I'm sure most accidents are caused not by cars but by people, and the issues you point out are notable for their rarity. That's why they make big news. Similar to how flying feels less safe than it is because a plane crash makes the news. My point is, it can work, and the auto industry is a trivial example.