So my takeaway from this is that Ford STILL doesn't test to SAE standards with a SAE witness.
As for if it matters....
A farmer who puts the fox in charge of the henhouse will soon run out of eggs.
Sorry fellas I disagree.
I have seen too many rules bent or broken in business when nobody is looking.
Something along these lines is in the news every day.
Prime example: Boeing was allowed to self validate a lot of stuff on a airplane that has been in the news a lot.... An airplane that had a couple of crashes killing hundreds of people. Then incriminating emails surfaced...
Sorry fellas, I disagree with you.