New emission cheating device reportedly found in auto transmission Audi

Static photo, Colour: Florett silver
Static photo, Colour: Florett silver

While Volkswagen Group‘s sales may seem to have escaped the dredge of the Dieselgate, the saga is apparently far from over, as the latest report found another emission cheating device in a petrol-engine Audi.

According to German newspaper, Bild am Sonntag, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has discovered a software in an automatic transmission Audi late last year.

The device was reportedly not the same as that used in last year’s diesel emissions scandal. The latest device was said to be used in both diesel and petrol-power vehicles both in the US and Europe that are fitted with a certain type of automatic transmission.

It works by detecting the car’s steering wheel angle. If the steering wheel did not turn, it ‘detects’ laboratory testing conditions and activates a specific gear shifting algorithm that reduces carbon dioxide. If the steering wheel is turned by more than 15 degrees, it reverts back to the normal algorithm.

According to the publication, neither CARB nor Audi representatives were available for comment when contacted.

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