VW scandal raises global software transparency concern
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Significance
The vehicles were fitted with illegal software to rig diesel emission measurements. The scandal raises wider concerns that similar types of software-based fraud may affect other companies and industries.
Impacts
- Comprehensive transparency and disclosure requirements are unlikely to be introduced to allow wider software monitoring.
- Ineffective regulation, if widely known, may tempt companies and third parties to engage in improper conduct.
- Revelations of further software misuse affecting public safety could result in greater regulatory oversight.