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Originally Posted by 1centaur
But it also seems unlikely it was made at some minor software designer's level. Somebody in the chain felt some pressure to achieve something that could not be achieved by legitimate means.
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1. No software engineer has the authority to approve something like this. There would be multiple approvals at the director level, at least.
2. There is more than one chain. All major mfg companies have a separate Quality organization, with separate reporting structure up to at least the VP level, to prevent active or passive collusion. On top of that, there is probably a separate compliance department, again with separated "chain of command" so peers cannot be pressured.
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Originally Posted by 1centaur
Did the outside software provider (Bosch) know?
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They may well have known, but their contribution is compartmentalized, and they should be off the hook. They are responsible for making the engine run the way they are told, not for it being legal in market Z, or what comes out of the tailpipe.
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And then when the CARB failures started happening, at what point did higher levels of management know? And then what decision(s) did they make?
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Not CARB failures per se, but regulatory inquiries re. third party findings.
Yup, that's where the coverup could become worse than the crime.