德國交通運輸部長昨日召開記者會，指控Audi A8及A7柴油車暗藏排氣造假軟體。
他們說Audi A8, A7的V6及V8 TDI等大排氣量 EU5五期柴油車涉及排放造假，
年份範圍是2009~2013年所生產銷售的車型，在歐盟內總共波及到24,000輛柴油車。
(圖) Audi A8的生產線，地點在Audi的Neckarsulm工廠。
http://i.imgur.com/ubNpcSZ.jpg
(Photo: Reuters/Michael Dalder)
德國交通運輸部長Alexander Dobrindt說，他們最近發現這些Audi柴油車有暗藏違法
的排氣環保裝置關閉系統，
在模擬測試時，如果車子都是開直線，沒有轉動方向盤的話，那NOx排放量會比較低。
但如果轉動方向盤超過15度的話，那NOx排放量就會爆增成兩倍。
一名Audi方面的消息靈通人士指出，這次Audi被抓包的是變速箱和引擎控制元件之間
的互動(控制軟體)。
德國官方要求Audi在6月12日之前，就要提出改善修復計畫。
我認為其實這件事可能跟去年外媒曾報導過的Audi用違法的變速箱程式，
在檢驗測試時刻意拉高檔位，讓引擎盡量保持在低轉速,以美化油耗測試數據一事有所關聯
。
當時就有多位Audi工程師因此被停職。
◇Audi vs 德國檢方 後續的最新發展
另外今年三月，德國慕尼黑檢方突襲搜索Audi、以及福斯集團所聘請的Dow Jones律師
事務所，想找尋柴油造假案相關證據，這件事的後續發展。
當時VAG很生氣，他們質疑檢方搜索程序的合法性，之後Audi就告上法院，
要求法院駁回檢方所查扣到的證據，但Audi的這項要求沒有獲得法院認同。
今年五月,德國「斯圖加」檢方也開始調查福斯集團現任CEO 是否涉及違法操弄公司股價
。
(圖) Audi自排變速箱的排檔座照片，
自排變速箱的控制軟體可能與這次的Audi柴油排放造假案有關
https://i.imgtc.com/D0GWLVU.jpg
Audi also installed emission-cheating software in some 24,000 luxury models,
according to German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt.
Dobrindt announced Thursday that the luxury carmaker had been told to recall
its A8 and A7 models fitted with V6 and V8 diesel motors and sold between 2009
and 2013 in Europe.
Dobrindt ..... claimed that only recently had it become evident that the
affected Audi vehicles had been fitted with an "unlawful" switch-off system.
Simulating straight-ahead driving, the device minimized pollutants,
but if the steering wheel was turned more than 15 degrees, the nitrogen oxide
level doubled
A source close to Audi said problems in the interaction between transmission
and engine control units are to blame for the emissions overshoot. A proposal
for a fix has already been submitted to the KBA, the source said, declining to
elaborate.
The ministry said it has issued a June 12 deadline for Audi to come up with
a comprehensive plan to refit the cars.
In March police searched Audi's headquarters in Ingolstadt in Bavaria.
Audi subsequently failed to get courts to reverse parallel seizures by
prosecutors of documents collated by a Volkswagen-appointed law firm.
==心得==
「進化科技 定義未來」，咚~咚。
延伸閱讀
[外電] 美國發現Audi自排變速箱在油耗測試,CO2排放檢驗造假案中扮演要角 (2016/11)
https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/car/M.1478514299.A.4A3.html
Audi的汽車電腦會偵測方向盤的轉動角度，如果方向盤一直都沒什麼轉動，
那電腦會判定現在車子是在實驗室做排氣檢驗，變速箱就會進入造假模式，
降低油耗和CO2排放量。
如果方向盤轉動角度大於15度，那Audi自排變速箱就會進入「正常模式」，原形畢露，
車子的油耗和CO2排放量會跟著增加。
德國大城「斯圖加」檢方正在調查福斯集團的現任CEO是否涉及操弄公司股價 (2017/05)
[DW] Did VW's CEO misinform shareholders?
https://goo.gl/SFmPRk
Volkswagen CEO Matthias Muller is being probed by investigators on market
manipulation charges, prosecutors in Stuttgart have confirmed.
出處
[德國之聲] Germany accuses Audi of cheating on emissions tests
https://goo.gl/wrblBm
[路透社] Audi emissions scandal erupts after Germany says it detects
new cheating
https://is.gd/njuTKX