This is truly incredible. Since 2009, VW cars have had software that was deliberately designed and installed by VW specifically to detect an ongoing emissions test, and evade detection of emissions violations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/19/bu...ware.html?_r=0
So far, they're being ordered to recall half a million vehicles and fix them - but who knows if they can fix them? After all, retrofitting these cars to bring them into emissions compliance would likely affect their miles/gallon rating (and thus violating the required mpg ratings for cars) and performance. Not to mention, how do they compensate the owners for the inconvenience, the lost value of the cars, and more importantly, how do they make restitution to all of us for the increased contribution to dirty air over the past 6 years or so?
Someone should be going to prison for this.