roger_millin pretended : > Ian wrote: > >> When I asked the technical Director of Mercedes Benz if he would be >> having the first Drive by wire car, and he answered No. I pointed out >> they had not got there heads around writing safety software for cars yet >> had they. I reconned it would take them at least 10 yrs to start to >> approach the level required, now that was in 1999 so one wonders if they >> are starting to get there? > > There was a whole small group of engineers in Jaguar's development team when > I worked there dedicated to the development and insurance acceptance of drive > by wire throttles, software etc and the infallability that is required of > such a device. All development cars were provided with a big red emergency > KILL button on the dash in case of emergencies with the drive systems. Roger Was it a Windows operating system
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