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Didn't volkswagen "fix" some emission tests in this manner?

Yeah they were fined like $15B and had people arrested and criminally charged in multiple countries.

They had 'defeat devices' that detected test environments and changed how the car ran so that it would pass emissions testing.

Did the CEO Martin Winterkorn? Looks like he got away though.

That's less than a month worth of revenue.

And only 2 or 3 people are in jail afaik.

Only a light slap on the wrist.

Or a year worth of profits. Hardly a slap on the wrist.