Designed to CheatHow VW's 'clean diesel' was a secret machine for fraud.

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When Rewards Backfire

Uncover how the pressure to create a 'clean diesel' engine led Volkswagen to develop a sophisticated system to cheat emissions tests. This case reveals a chilling truth about incentives: when the goal seems impossible, the drive to succeed can fuel systemic deception instead of genuine innovation. It demonstrates how a focus on passing a test, rather than achieving the real-world goal, can have disastrous consequences.