On Mon, 21 Sep 2015 21:07:31 -0700, Jack Myers wrote:

I have seen a suggestion that the onboard computer takes note of the
fact that the rear wheels are rotating and the front wheels are
stationary. That seems plausible to me.

They didn't explicity mention that, but this article has a section named
How did this alleged cheat work exactly?
http://jalopnik.com/your-guide-to-di...g-c-1731857018