Faster, Higher, Farther
by Jack Ewing · first published 2017
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"A shocking exposé of Volkswagen's fraud by the New York Times reporter who covered the scandal. In mid-2015, Volkswagen proudly reached its goal of surpassing Toyota as the world's largest automaker. A few months later, the EPA disclosed that Volkswagen had installed software in 11 million cars that deceived emissions-testing mechanisms. By early 2017, VW had settled with American regulators and car owners for $20 billion, with additional lawsuits still looming. In Faster, Higher, Farther, Jack Ewing rips the lid off the conspiracy. He describes VW's rise from 'the people's car' during the Na
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I just finished this book which is pretty interesting: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/039325450X "Faster, Higher, Farther: The Volkswagen Scandal"
on “Volkswagen executive pleads guilty in diesel emissions case” ↗…discovering the defeat device. My understanding is he was really a mid level engineer. My source for this information is a book about the scandal and also the history of the VW/Audi engineering culture called "Faster, Higher, Farther: The Volkswagen Scandal". Its well worth the read.
on “Volkswagen Official Gets 7-Year Term in Diesel-Emissions Cheating” ↗The book 'Faster, Higher, Farther: The Inside Story of the Volkswagen Scandal' is a good account into the cheating that went on at Volkswagen.
on “The Students Who Discovered Dieselgate” ↗…immense backlash. So, they greese the right wheels, and things carry on: business as usual. I won't touch the other reasons, but if you really want the nitty-gritty of how relaxed EU standards are read: Faster, Higher, Farther. There is a reason it was some college kids in CA with a home-brew emission tester in a rented Tdi that butsted VW, and not the EU's climate Nazis/Green party in Baden-Wuttenburg. (I lived there and…
on “Justice Department announces takedown of catalytic converter theft ring” ↗…the American response, since they simply did not expect the law to be enforced (they were apparently unaware of a similar diesel scandal that occurred with US truck manufacturers in the 90’s). Source: Faster, Higher, Farther: The Inside Story of the Volkswagen Scandal Book by Jack Ewing
on “Goodyear Hid Evidence of 'The Worst Tire in History' Linked to at Least 9 Deaths” ↗…take another round of interviews. I declined and told them I'd made efforts since then to make my way to SpaceX instead, the recruiter understood and kindly wished me well. 0: https://www.amazon.com/Faster-Higher-Farther-Volkswagen-Scan... 1: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/17/tesla-firings-former-and-cur... 2: https://text.npr.org/619426602
on “Tesla Lays Off Hundreds of Autopilot Workers in Latest Staff Cut” ↗Having read the book about this scandal ("Faster, Higher, Farther: The Volkswagen Scandal"), I'm going to predict that this is nonsense. The company is still run by insiders, and nothing has really changed. Also it will be either bankrupted or near bankrupted by the…
on “Volkswagen executive pleads guilty in diesel emissions case” ↗