Rupert Stadler, the former CEO of Volkswagen's Audi brand, his lawyer Ulrike Thole-Groll and former Audi engine designer and co-defendant Wolfgang Hatz and his lawyers wait for the start of their trial in Munich, Germany, September 30, 2020, after VW admitted in September 2015 to having used illegal engine control software to cheat pollution tests, triggering a global backlash against diesel. Peter Kneffel/Pool via REUTERS