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Current development of cars is done with safety as a paramount concern. There is no need to filter everything through a government entity. However the automobil

Current development of cars is done with safety as a paramount concern. There is no need to filter everything through a government entity. However the automobile companies are responsible for their design decisions. This should absolutely apply to software updates. That does mean complete transparency during investigations, a complete audit trail of every software function invoked prior to a crash. So, no filter, but government penalties and legal remedies should be available.

CaptainZapp 8y ago
"Current development of cars is done with safety as a paramount concern." That's exactly the impression that I don't get from Tesla very much. Instead I see the follwing: Get that thing to market as quickly as possible. If the software for safety critical systems is sub-par, well, can be fixed with OTA updates. That's fine for your dry cleaning app. For safety critical software that's borderline criminal Hype features far beyond their ability (autopilot). Combine this with OTAs, which potentially change the handling of something that is not at all autopilot, but actually some glorified adaptive cruise control. For good measure: Throw your customers under the bus if ineviteble and potentially deadly problems do pop up Treating safety issues merely as a PR problem and acting acordingly. Getting all huffy and insulted and accusing the press of fake news when such shit is pointed out I could go on. But such behavior to me is not a company signaling that safety is of paramount concern. "That does mean complete transparency during investigations, a complete audit trail of every software function invoked prior to a crash." Let's just say that Tesla's very selective handling and publication of crash data does not signal any inclination for transparency.
TeMPOraL 8y ago
I agree. I think companies should be losing serious money and individual should be losing jobs over crashes like these, much like in the aircraft sector.

CaptainZapp 8y ago

"Current development of cars is done with safety as a paramount concern." That's exactly the impression that I don't get from Tesla very much. Instead I see the follwing: Get that thing to market as quickly as possible. If the software for safety critical systems is sub-par, well, can be fixed with OTA updates. That's fine for your dry cleaning app. For safety critical software that's borderline criminal Hype features far beyond their ability (autopilot). Combine this with OTAs, which potentially change the handling of something that is not at all autopilot, but actually some glorified adaptive cruise control. For good measure: Throw your customers under the bus if ineviteble and potentially deadly problems do pop up Treating safety issues merely as a PR problem and acting acordingly. Getting all huffy and insulted and accusing the press of fake news when such shit is pointed out I could go on. But such behavior to me is not a company signaling that safety is of paramount concern. "That does mean complete transparency during investigations, a complete audit trail of every software function invoked prior to a crash." Let's just say that Tesla's very selective handling and publication of crash data does not signal any inclination for transparency.

TeMPOraL 8y ago

I agree. I think companies should be losing serious money and individual should be losing jobs over crashes like these, much like in the aircraft sector.