VW Is Said to Cheat on Diesel Emissions;

[M A V I C]

Onamuji wrote:
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I wouldn't be surprised if this "defeat" thing wasn't intentional, it was simply variably tuning the car based on the conditions it was driving in.

VW has already stated it was intentional.
The question is, was the intention to deceive, or to build a flexible system as M A V I C describes, which created the appearance of deception. If I were VW, I would certainly argue the latter.
That they haven't tells the true story.
The intention was to deceive. The CEO has apologized and pledged cooperation in the investigation.
So, in the link above, it says VW hasn't commented further. But it also says that they are said to have acknowledged that they did this. I'd like to find the original comment they made where they said they did this. If they already did, then why are they saying no comment at this time?

Even still, the way it's worded, it sounds like they have only acknowledged that the issue exists, not that it was done maliciously. Saying that they will cooperate does not mean they did it maliciously.