Re: "...and a more powerful computer."
"...that happens with vehicles today, it's just so rare that it is dismissed."
One of the lessons learned by young engineers is that basic safety expectations and requirements have changed. There are endless examples of systems that exist today which would never be permitted if they had just been invented.
Another example is an avionics box on an airplane. It has three known defects, one serious defect that is easy to fix quickly, and two other trivial defects that'll take three years to fix. The Airworthiness regulators that I've dealt with will not permit the quick fix until the other two are also fixed. This effectively delays fixing the more serious defect by years. Which is demonstrably stupid. They're maximizing the risk area under the risk vs time line.
Self-Driving Cars. It's 2016. They'll not be permitted if they're as safe, or an incremental change. US regulators have already stated that they need to be twice as safe.
Plus, they need to avoid all daft accidents. Which is a tall order.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
