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Re:Volkswagen Is Ordered to Recall Nearly 500k Vehicles Over... by Hermel on Friday September 18, 2015 @01:44PM (#10240748)
If these controllers were open source, drivers could decide on their engine settings themselves. That could be an interestimg strategy for VW as it would move responsibility to the drivers.
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Re:Volkswagen Is Ordered to Recall Nearly 500k Vehicles Over... by GFK_of_xmaspast on Friday September 18, 2015 @01:47PM (#10240788)
It's my understanding that there's plenty of aftermarket opportunities available for this kind of tuning.
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Re:Volkswagen Is Ordered to Recall Nearly 500k Vehicles Over... by selimthegrim on Friday September 18, 2015 @05:04PM (#10242048)
VW denies you warranty repairs if you do this tuning if the damage can be traced to ECU modifications. Class action lawsuit in 3...2...1...
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Re:Volkswagen Is Ordered to Recall Nearly 500k Vehicles Over... by lutorm on Friday September 18, 2015 @10:03PM (#10243019)
That's a perfectly reasonable policy.
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