I agree that the story as presented in the initial reports is pretty damning. I would like to hear "the other side of the story." I think there is at least some possibility that the intent of the programming was not malicious and that either it has the unintended side effect that the EPA has alleged, or possibly that the EPA misinterpreted it altogether. Overzealous regulation and prosecution is not unprecedented nor unheard-of.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of John P. Baker Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 12:57 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Volkswagen Programmed Vehicle to Deactivate Pollution Control Systems http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2015/09/18/epa-says-vw-intentionally-v iolates-clean-air-standards/?intcmp=hpbt1 In the referenced article, it is being reported that Volkswagen had their programming staff intentionally program the computers controlling the pollution control systems on certain 2008-2015 Audi and Volkswagen diesel vehicles to activate the full pollution control systems ONLY when the vehicle was undergoing official emissions testing. At all other times, the pollution control systems were inactive and the vehicles were putting out emissions as high as 40 times the legal limit. ... It is also unclear whether the programming staff who wrote the code will face criminal charges. ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
