A defeat device is any motor vehicle hardware, software, or design that interferes with or disables emissions controls under real-world driving conditions...

but comply with US NOx standards when being tested, constituting a defeat device. In 2015 the news magazine Der Spiegel reported that at least 30 people...

produce defeat software to hide the cars' true emissions. Opel, a German brand then-owned by General Motors, was caught using a defeat device in Europe...

help them pass United States' stringent emission tests. The claimed defeat devices include a "Bit 15" mode to switch off emissions after 16 miles (26 km)...

Volkswagen Group cars sold through 18 September 2015 had an emissions defeat device, which activated emissions controls only during emissions testing. The...

and market manipulation regarding the installation of the illegal “defeat device” in Volkswagen cars but knowingly failing to inform the markets in good...

Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit alleging that FCA "used a 'defeat device' to circumvent emission controls" in more than 100,000 vehicles between...

significantly in the 2020s. In 2015, Volkswagen was discovered to have used defeat devices to deceive environmental regulators about how much NOx its cars were...

the use of so-called "defeat devices" that disabled certain pollution-control systems. The complaint said the use of the devices violated the US Clean...

as the improvised explosive device (IEDs) and small unmanned aerial systems (sUASs). JIDO was born from the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) established...

power and an engine compartment fire. There are also 'emissions-control defeat devices' that operate by allowing a vehicle's engine to operate outside government-imposed...

systems, the null device is a device file that discards all data written to it but reports that the write operation succeeded. This device is called /dev/null...

An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional...

South Korea's environment ministry alleged Nissan used a so-called defeat device in Qashqai with diesel engines to turn off its exhaust reduction system...

false claims about their vehicles. Volkswagen fitted their cars with a "defeat device" that activated only when a car's emissions were being tested to reduce...

defeat device. In light of the discovery and scandal, German recommends that other car manufacturers be investigated for installing potential defeat devices...

switch to a mode optimised for emissions performance. The use of a defeat device is expressly forbidden in EU law. An independent study in 2014 used...

Was Installed For This Purpose,' VW's U.S. CEO Tells Congress About Defeat Device". NPR.org. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015. "Hearing Volkswagen...

July 24, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2015. "EPA: Volkswagen used 'defeat device' to illegally skirt air-pollution controls". The Washington Post. September...

arising from government investigations into the automaker's use of defeat device software. He negotiated a $14.7 billion settlement with U.S. federal...

A8, A8L and the Q5 as further models that had emissions regulation defeat-device software installed. Thus, these models emitted nitrogen oxide at up...

In 2000, the German motorcycle magazine Motorrad reported about a defeat device installed in the BMW F 650 GS. BMW responded by providing improved injection...

dissuasive’, and breaches include any ‘false declarations’ as well as ‘use of defeat devices’. The Heavy Vehicle Emission Regulation (EU) 2019/1242, arts. 4–5 applies...

Volkswagen Group had implanted a defeat device to cheat emission tests. The Audi Q3 was also listed to be fitted with one such device. Euro NCAP tested the Audi...

executives asked Bosch for help in developing software for their emission defeat devices. Volkswagen is one of Bosch's biggest customers. Volkswagen engineers...

A catalytic converter part is an exhaust emission control device which converts toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine...

A euthanasia device is a machine engineered to allow an individual to die quickly with minimal pain. The most common devices are those designed to help...

September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015. "EPA: Volkswagen used 'defeat device' to illegally skirt air-pollution controls". The Washington Post. 18...

towing alternative device called the 'Barnacle'". OU Daily. Retrieved February 11, 2024. Reid, Alex (January 16, 2020). "Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking...

A diesel particulate filter (DPF) is a device designed to remove diesel particulate matter or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine. Wall-flow diesel...