U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8

Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by astrodust on Thursday March 14, 2019 @01:15AM (#19386682)

This could be as bad as the Toyota "unintended acceleration" glitch.

The way this particular glitch plays out sounds suspiciously like software, or a software-like function of the MCAS unit.

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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by nradov on Thursday March 14, 2019 @01:23AM (#19386708)

There was never any evidence that a software glitch caused sudden unintended acceleration in Toyotas. The problems were caused by defective floor mats and driver error.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15125313/its-all-your...

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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by astrodust on Thursday March 14, 2019 @01:32AM (#19386740)

The specific causes were determined to be non-software, but when they took a close look at the software, the software was atrociously bad.

I'm not sure Boeing's software, even if not at fault, will be entirely flawless.

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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by nradov on Thursday March 14, 2019 @03:06PM (#19392433)

No complex software has ever been entirely flawless. The best we can probably ask for is that it's safe within certain defined boundaries.

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