Study of VW’s Cheating on Diesels Examines Role of Bosch Code
- Software was "created" by Bosch, "enabled" by VW, study says
- Researchers found copyrighted Bosch documents on websites
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A study alleges that Robert Bosch Gmbh created the software that enabled Volkswagen AG to evade diesel emissions standards for years.
Technical documents also indicate Bosch code was used in a so-called defeat device for a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV model, according to a year-long study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Ruhr-Universitat Bochum in Germany. That software set one mode for when a vehicle is being tested -- but then allowed tailpipe pollution to spike in real-world driving conditions.