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		hef19898 on Sept 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'Dieselgate' trial opens in Germany without ex-VW ... Yep. Bosch tried to protect their asses by sending VW a letter that this software was test purposes only, any road or production use would be illegal. They still got fined.

belter on Sept 16, 2021 [–]

"In June 2008, Bosch wrote a letter demanding that Volkswagen agree to pay any penalties if they were discovered using a defeat device."

hef19898 on Sept 16, 2021 | [–]

The use of that software as a defeat device surely was a surprise to everyone when it came out years later...

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