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> The thing that scares me because I suspect it's just not as well
> debugged as the software that used to run a car only a few years ago?
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You overestimate the amount of debugging that goes into in-car software. I
once had an Alfa Romeo with a buggy implementation for it's tiptronic
gearbox. The gearbox going from 5th to reverse whilst doing 100MPH is not a
funny experience...