ploumJan 24, 2024

When I graduated as an engineer, a friend told me "How do you feel entering a plane when you know that people like us build it".

I’ve worked several years in the automotive industry and saw how software was done there.

When the 737-MAX crashed, I entered into the rabbit-hole and built a really good understanding of the software issue.

The results are:

- I don’t board a boeing plane anymore.
- I avoid cars as much as I can.
- I be sure to recommend cars with the less possible software.

Show threadMalte
@ploum In the case of cars, not sure how many accidents are caused by software (probably depends if you're counting distraction by shitty UIs), but I'd say buying an old car with worse safety features just because of the software would be a pretty bad idea (think passive safety, traction control, airbags, anti-lock brakes).
Jan 24, 2024 at 10:47amWeb
Show threadWildduckJan 24, 2024

@MalteH @ploum I think the sweet spot is around 2005-2010? You get the troubles of finding replacement parts after a while+cost😟.
I've been car free for some years now and I work in the railway industry. Boy we've got enough problems already to wish software doesn't get to far but I don't see why we would be spared, with the usual 25y delay on car/aviation industry.

Did you see the story of a manufacturer creating false failures on its trains to get maintenance contract? https://www.railway-technology.com/news/the-story-of-the-great-polish-train-hack/

The story of the great Polish train hack 

Polish rolling stock company Newag has alleged its train systems were illegally hacked, making four of its trains unsafe.

Railway Technology
Show threadUsama Khan ❇️Jan 24, 2024
@Wildduck @MalteH @ploum 
Show threadWildduckJan 24, 2024
@usamainsights @MalteH @ploum yep, fun times!
Show threadmjfgatesJan 24, 2024
@MalteH @ploum My car is twenty years old and has all those. We're seriously contemplating putting about twenty thousand dollars into it, which would leave us with a new 2004 vehicle for about half the price of a current model with all the touchscreen nonsense.