Also a corporate engineer. I put faith in corporations wanting to avoid lawsuits. Assuming you don’t have an insane billionaire calling the shots, the suits will make sure things are as safe as they need to be to avoid losing money.
Touchscreens in cars are a great example of this. It’s not a safety-critical component (like steering or brakes). The negative safety impact can be argued away in court. So the suits give touchscreens the a-okay. But if there’s a hint of a problem with steering, braking, or ECM, management will be in full support of a proper fix.
Not that they’d manage to avoid messing up wireless towing, but as long as there’s financial incentive in doing things right, management will fight for it.
Also a corporate engineer. I put faith in corporations wanting to avoid lawsuits. Assuming you don’t have an insane billionaire calling the shots, the suits will make sure things are as safe as they need to be to avoid losing money.
Touchscreens in cars are a great example of this. It’s not a safety-critical component (like steering or brakes). The negative safety impact can be argued away in court. So the suits give touchscreens the a-okay. But if there’s a hint of a problem with steering, braking, or ECM, management will be in full support of a proper fix.
Not that they’d manage to avoid messing up wireless towing, but as long as there’s financial incentive in doing things right, management will fight for it.