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Volkswagen Trial - The Defeat Device and the Double Life

26 min · 9. apr. 2026
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Ava Grey dissects the Volkswagen emissions scandal, revealing how engineers embedded dual-identity software into 11 million diesel vehicles to deceive regulators while emitting up to 40 times legal pollution limits. She analyzes the institutional psychology enabling sustained corporate fraud and the mechanisms of engineered deception spanning 2009–2015. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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episode Volkswagen Trial - The Defeat Device and the Double Life artwork

Volkswagen Trial - The Defeat Device and the Double Life

Ava Grey dissects the Volkswagen emissions scandal, revealing how engineers embedded dual-identity software into 11 million diesel vehicles to deceive regulators while emitting up to 40 times legal pollution limits. She analyzes the institutional psychology enabling sustained corporate fraud and the mechanisms of engineered deception spanning 2009–2015. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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