Survey

“So, recapping: potential faults in semiconductor components that might lead to collisions, apparently solved through a software workaround to be downloaded via OTA. 127,785 cars involved."

“Ecstatic reviews of the original 1985 'Back to the Future’ movie used ‘incredible’, ‘mind-blowing’, ’surreal’ to describe the retrofitted DMC DeLorean, the car who was indeed the major character of the blockbuster saga. It remains to be seen whether non-SciFi buffs and lawmakers are equally enthusiastic of such characteristics in everyday cars. Film fans and critics remember well that just about the same time another mind-bending American movie hit the screens, John Carpenter's ‘Christine’, about 'a strange car with an evil mind’..."

““The debate on Tesla Self-Driving is reaching unprecedented levels of controversy, sparking hacktivism and public petitions in favor or against. Politicization of safety issues is not a good sign, especially when guided by strong partisanship from both sides."

“Finally accustomed to smartphones with wheels? Get ready for PlayStations with pedals!"

“The plot thickens..."

“..We strongly reject the concept of car as a computer on wheels. It’s a heavy, fast-moving, untethered IT centre on wheels."

“..A happy user shares his experience with a fully autonomous vehicle, the Husqvarna 435X AWD. No safety issues reported so far."

“..(More or less autonomous) cars can kill, but they are not alone."

“Q: I’m a pedestrian, how can I opt out of Tesla Beta Tester program? A: Stay at home."

“fascinating, just expect the next autonomous fiery clash to be around, in the debate about the appropriate use of 'Auto-Coxswain'..."

“just when you thought that only reckless newcomers could be so cavalier on safety..."

“..Computers on Wheels is so nineties… new vehicles on the drawing boards are true Supercomputers on Wheels!"

“..'as extensively debated in exida’s recent 'Automotive and Process Industry Symposium 2021', Functional Safety is the toughest nut to crack for Linux and for OSS"

“..'The idea will be that we'll have plenty of fallback modes where, if part of the system fails, it'll fall back to a more manual flight mode. The user would have training to basically tackle any of those conditions.’ rrrrright. what could possibly go wrong?"

“..Reversal of fortune, reversal of policy, or what?"

“..Nightmarish bedtime lecture for aircraft pilots (and for functional safety experts alike)"

“..Bluntest summary: complacency kills."

"..It truly seems that testing the correct *interpretation* of data exchanged by interfaces is neglected… major mission-critical failures in space (among others) have been attributed to the same root-cause."

"..It’s a very Silicon Valley ethos to get your software 80 percent of the way there and then release it and then let your users figure out the problems.”  Alas, it’s a very pity that safety is always in the remaining 20 percent."

"..What if ‘autopilot’ stood for automatic pilot rather than autonomous pilot?"

"..Software update… safety risks… cruise-control system… accidentally activated... 93.7% of all locally made cars… How do you say ‘perfect typhoon’ in Mandarin?"