Audi Came Up With the “Defeat Device” Way Back in 1999

If somebody else has a good idea, buy their company and take it. That’s how today’s tech giants function. However, it’s also the way in which Volkswagen treats Audi. It seems the luxury brand with four rings came up with the idea of creating a “defeat device” to artificially lower emissions way back in 1999. However, Audi never used it. Only when Volkswagen found it couldn’t lower its nitrogen oxide l…