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I don't doubt that the developers where told to specifically write code to detect the EPA certification testing environment. I just think it is a possible scenario that they were left in dark about the real reason for the detection to exist in the first place.

Hypothetical example: The Lane Keeping Assistant can actively adjust steering. Turing the wheels during a test on the dynamometer can make the car jump off the rolls and harm people. The dynamometer is a highly artificial environment that can potentially confuse the Lane Keeping Assistant.

Do you ensure safety through testing guidelines or through safety measures in code? Would this be a plausible reason for a developer to write the dynamometer testing environment detection code?