Volkswagen announces a revision of the code of its software that … – Developpez.com

The German car manufacturer, Volkswagen, which has been at the heart of a scandal after its leaders have recognized use of software on diesel engines to invalidate the results of emission tests. This earned the group sanctions, including models selling prohibitions in question in the US market. It is in this context that the company announced a revision of the software in question and resubmit models Audi, Porche and Volkswagen involved in emission testing to the resumption of sales particularly in the United States.

According to Volkswagen, the patch in question should be done easily without taking much time, because it is a simple software update. In a statement, officials of Audi announced that they have agreed with US environmental authorities further concrete measures for cooperation. The company added that it is committed to continue to cooperate transparently and without restriction and it will focus on finding quick solutions, simple and favorable to customers.

As a reminder The problem affects several vehicles of the three major brands of the Volkswagen group, about 85,000 vehicles in circulation. Since the discovery of the fraud, all models concerned are prohibited from sale, a ban that was renewed in the United States until a later date. The Volkswagen Group has always defended that the software installed on diesel engines six cylinders had a very different purpose than to thwart the emission control system test. However he still has not managed to convince US authorities Environmental protection on this point

Source:. CBSNEWS

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