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Old 22nd Apr 2019, 17:29
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Originally Posted by Water pilot
They say that it is a software only fix which raises the uncomfortable question of why it was not implemented to read both sensors in the first place. I am still not onboard with the idea that any engineer would make such a decision simply to hide the feature from the regulatory process but it makes one wonder. If so then manslaughter charges are appropriate and I am not kidding,
Safety culture and a certain independence within the organisation between the responsible safety managers and commercial decisions, is, at least within automotive & machine, part of the ISO26262/IEC61508 and therefore state of the art.
They may have a few things to explain...

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