It’s not quite that simple. Engineers develop many systems, that, used improperly, are illegal. These charges make Liang accountable for the use of the system, not just the design. The guilty plea here suggests that Liang knew the intended use of the defeat device, but it’s still troubling. All management needs to do…

So, what - you stand up and quit? There's lots of comments about how VW was a culture that did not allow failure. Maybe this guy didn't want to do it, but didn't want to lose his job either. VW made Bosch cheat for them, you think one engineer could have bucked the system?

As an engineer, this is a very, very disturbing precedent.

Think about little kids, who are basically tiny drunks. They do things we think are stupid all day long.

I am insulted.

My actual reaction when I read the headline:

And now it’s time to turn the show over to our tame gangsta investor. Some say he's into having sex, but not making love; and that he got shot nine times and lived to tell about it. All we know is he’s call The Fiddy.

Why all the Passat hate? Which midsize sedan would you prefer? Only the Mazda 6 comes to mind, this market segment is just boring. I would still prefer the German feel to a Camry.

What I still do not understand is why DRLs are exclusively a “front-of-the-car-only” thing. Why not have all of the lights on the car come on with the exception of the headlights? Now that everything is LEDs, it’s not like it’s inefficient, or bad for bulb life. At least that would solve most of the problem. The…

FWIW, Akio Toyoda also seems to have their back on a return:

No airframe issues, yes it has fired its gun, the avionics are what the 2012 re baseline said they would be, it has already fired our two most advanced A2A missiles, oxygen you’re thinking of the F-22, no it has the exact weapons planed for this date, the ACM abilities are better than an F-16 all day long and it…

Being a member of NATO and the EU requir s them to provide for their own and the collective defense. The F16s were built in the early eighties and have already gone through two lif extension programs, it’s time to move on.

they are a member of NATO which makes buying american sort of mandatory

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Nice find I was just going to post my version on this story at

How do you figure? If the Gripen wants to get anywhere it needs bags, pods, pylons, and weapons...The first 2 limit everyone to like mach 1.5 or so 9 times out of 10.

Relax. Tyler was great and we’re all going to miss him. But a replacement hasn’t been hired yet. Collins is literally the main guy from a blog called Truck Yeah! I thoroughly enjoyed this post.