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I would be surprised if safety was not very high on the list of priorities. Getting hacked is always a nebulous proposal but I think it is quite easy to describ
by yoz-y 10y ago
I would be surprised if safety was not very high on the list of priorities. Getting hacked is always a nebulous proposal but I think it is quite easy to describe the consequences of somebody being hurt or killed by your product.
- amelius 10y ago"We need to add this feature to the car immediately!" "We can't do that because it would mean we would have to re-test the codebase, meaning we'd have to test-drive the car for hundreds of thousands of miles." "Can't we take a shortcut? I believe the change is quite innocent. And the competitor already has this feature." "Ok, sounds reasonable. Make the change."
- user5994461 10y agoYou are assuming that car manufacturers operate like web companies. Tip: They do not.
- curioussavage 10y ago"Sir our car won't pass smog tests!" "Oh no! Now we will need to do x and y and z and it will cost x dollars" "Well we could adjust the software.." "Sounds great!" Yep, car industry...
- AstralStorm 10y agoEasily caught and heavily fined. (Not to mention loss of PR.)
- tomsthumb 10y agoCar companies are, somewhat terrifyingly, becoming web companies (in part).
- peterwwillis 10y agoSafety investment is a by-product of how much money you're likely to get sued for. (or in the case of airplanes, more a side-effect of regulations and preventing customers' fears from affecting sales)