A recent, hefty European commission fine against German auto industry heavyweights Daimler, BMW, and Volkswagen Group has the potential to severely impact the way professional engineers design automotive and other products in the future. The commission ruled on and engineering collaboration between the three companies regarding exhaust emission technologies for diesel engines between 2009 and 2014. It seems like a simple antitrust case, but the implications run far deeper.

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