This is how NASA writes software:
https://www.fastcompany.com/28121/they-write-right-stuff
I want the software driving cars around my family to be held to the a similar standard of quality. In the context of self-driving cars, "Move fast and break things" means "Half-arse it and kill people."
Humans in the USA manage 1.16 fatalities per 100,000,000 miles travelled. Uber's software couldn't even get to 3 million miles before it killed someone.
We do this properly, or not at all.
@ifixcoinops That accident was the safety driver's fault, not the software's or the programmers'. It was never intended to be driving the car without a human making sure it was safe.
@freakazoid Nope, it was the programmers' fault. The programmers disabled both their own emergency braking systems and the ones that were already in the car as standard. Furthermore, they demanded the operator take his eyes off the road to monitor the debug log. It's all in the police report.
@ifixcoinops That seems like the problem, then, not that they're not using NASA's approach to developing software.
@ifixcoinops I.e. while NASA's approach would work, so would Google's approach.
@ifixcoinops Also, few humans who kill someone have driven 3,000,000 miles before doing so ;-)