Emission omissions

摘要

I suspect that Volkswagen is not the only company to do this sort of thing, and I guess the US will be doing more testing and investigation to see just how much of this has taken place. But, more fundamentally, it reveals how much software is used (and abused) in a modern vehicle and how little oversight of this is regulated. It isn't just VW cheating on emission tests, there was the 2009-11 Toyota vehicle recalls due to flawed engine management software that led to some deaths; recent Ford cars refusing to shut off the engine; and Jeep having safety-critical systems hackable through the connection to the in-care entertainment system.