Volkswagen
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1937 |
| Type | Public |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Official website | https://vw.com/ |
Volkswagen is a Germany-based automobile manufacturing company. It was established as part of the German Labour Front in 1937. In recent years, the company's vehicles have been equipped with systems that collect customer data, leading to a notable incident.
Incidents[edit | edit source]
Volkswagen found to be cheating in regulatory emissions tests (2015)[edit | edit source]
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.[1]
Volkswagen introduces SFD (2020) and SFD 2 (2024), blocking independent repairs[edit | edit source]
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.
Volkswagen car location data gets exposed (2024)[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Volkswagen car-location data-exposure incident
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