This is an absolute tragedy for #RoadwaySafety, at a time when we can least afford it in the US.

Professor Missy Cummings is one of the foremost experts on automated systems, Human Factors and #SystemsSafety and her work at the #NHTSA was undercut from Day 1... undercut by multiple issues.

The NHTSA desperately needed her expertise during a time of very dangerous technological change in the auto industry.

And that is gone now.

Let me explain.

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2022/12/missy-cummings-target-of-tesla-ire-to-depart-nhtsa-00074075

#VisionZero

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Time for another #SystemsSafety Monday!

#OTA (Over-The-Air) software updates and remote #telemetry mechanisms for #SafetyCritical systems are an under-appreciated public safety hazard when unregulated - as they are today.

Some automakers already have these mechanisms available on existing vehicles and many more equipped vehicles are now coming to market.

Very soon, these mechanisms will be commonplace.

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#Automotive #SystemsSafety #RoadwaySafety

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