Munich prosecutors have imposed a fine of 8.5 million euros (RM39.3 million) on BMW for administrative lapses, after it was found that the Bavarian giant installed the wrong engine management software into 7,965 vehicles that led to higher emissions output.
According to Reuters, the prosecutor’s office said BMW was guilty of oversight lapses. BMW has since accepted the findings of the prosecutor. Apparently, the engine management software that was installed caused different readings of nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution levels between test bench and real-world emissions measurements.
In March last year, BMW’s headquarters in Munich and engine plant in Austria were raided by authorities under the suspicion of using emissions cheating software. The move was made when BMW’s revision of CO2 figures for its entire range under the new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) were found to be considerably higher than the previous New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) test.
The carmaker has since recalled 11,700 vehicles for rectification, but Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) said that it didn’t consider the software used in affected models to be a defeat device.
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Some say we should learn from these hardworking Germans. I agree.
We should learn not to follow these Germans working hard at fooling the system.
Funny…They said BMW wrongly install the wrong software which led to higher emission.
Then…they mentioned that wrong software caused different reading between bench test and real world which assuming lower figure during bench test.
How can that not called cheating?
If the software allowed for lower figure of emission then why not used it…oh, it will reduce performance and maybe reliability…Oh wait, its more or less the same when VW CHEAT the world last time.
Soon car manufacturers will produce car comes fitted with AI bionic processor cpu, dynamic and adaptive controlling the engine combustion emission therefore it’s stealthy to the authority unable to detect any suspicious form of cheating.
I don’t really understand what the article meant? If BMW installed the wrong software that showed a higher emission output then how did the car went pass the authority in the first place? Instead should’t they should be awarded if the corrected software should be showing lower emissions?
‘Bavarian giant installed the wrong engine management software into 7,965 vehicles that led to higher emissions output.’
“Wrong Software” here means it’s a rigged software which will alter and de-tune the engine to lower emission when it detects testing device connected to obd2 or canbus system. Meanwhile the engine will releases higher emission permit able on normal daily basis usage.
Wow luckily in Malaysia there are no such things happening in the automotive industry….we must be having the bestest of the bestest automotive industry in the whole wide world….maybe the big manufacturers overseas could learn from us instead…winkwink££$$€€¥¥¢¢winkwink