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==Controversies==
==Incidents==
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===Volkswagen found to be cheating in regulatory emissions tests (2015)===
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Volkswagen was among several automotive manufacturers who deliberately programmed their emission control systems to only work with full effectivity when the car detected that a regulatory emissions test is being performed. The cars only fulfilled emissions standards in this lab environment.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal</ref>
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===Volkswagen introduces SFD (2020) and SFD 2 (2024), blocking independent repairs===
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{{Main|Volkswagen AG - SFD(2) / UNCE - Protection of car diagnosis}}
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Since 2024, Volkswagen AG implements SFD 2 in its vehicles, which blocks access to the car's control units unless users have a valid account in Volkswagen's backend system. Independent mechanics and car owners must purchase $50 unlock tokens for each control unit they need to access, with the units automatically re-locking after 90 minutes.
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!Related Video(s)
===Volkswagen car location data gets exposed (2024)===
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{{Main|Volkswagen car-location data-exposure incident}}
|Volkswagen found to be cheating in regulatory emissions tests
Customer vehicle data vehicle data stored on AWS with CARIAD was discovered to have public instances due to a possible misconfiguration. See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_II378UoxY
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|Volkswagen was among several automotive manufacturers who deliberately programmed their emission control systems to only work with full effectivity when the car detected that a regulatory emissions test is being performed. The cars only fulfilled emissions standards in this lab environment.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal</ref>
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|Volkswagen car location data gets exposed 2024
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|Customer vehicle data vehicle data stored on AWS with CARIAD was discovered to have public instances due to a possible misconfiguration.
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|[https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/Volkswagen_car-location_data-exposure_incident Data exposure incident]
|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_II378UoxY
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