As for us engineers, the question remains whether they were forced to do it, as I expect they were:
"VW initially claimed the fraud was merely the work of two software engineers. However, the document also stated that managers repeatedly approved the system's use despite objections from other employees, and they encouraged engineers to keep the design a secret."
Also a more general ref. w.r.t. the advertising side of things:
"VW initially claimed the fraud was merely the work of two software engineers. However, the document also stated that managers repeatedly approved the system's use despite objections from other employees, and they encouraged engineers to keep the design a secret."
Also a more general ref. w.r.t. the advertising side of things:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39114611