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What got Boeing into problems is management overpromising something engineering couldn't deliver, just like Tesla is doing with "autopilot." Boeing promised a
by civilitty 8y ago
What got Boeing into problems is management overpromising something engineering couldn't deliver, just like Tesla is doing with "autopilot."
Boeing promised a brand new and improved jet that was cheaper because it packed in a bunch of improvements without having to go through certification on a new airframe or pilot retraining. Engineering tried their best but either through negligence or "just following orders" and bureaucracy they failed catastrophically, as any engineer will tell you would happen with a non-redundant (in a 3+ vote configuration) sensor that could override pilot control inputs based on faulty readings