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From: Dave Wood <dpw@thomsoft.com>
Subject: Re: Ada and Automotive Industry
Date: 1996/11/21
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Richard Riehle wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 16 Nov 1996, David Taylor wrote:
> 
> > In article <56fpp2$m77@pt9201.ped.pto.ford.com>,
> > patteeuw@sys2.ped.pto.ford.com wrote:
> >
> > > Also, in powertrain controllers, GM has been using 68332 for years and Ford
> >
> > GM has millions of 68332-based controllers on the road.
> 
>   If I recall correctly, the Alsys Ada compiler is used for the
>   68332 that controls the landing gear on the Boeing 777.  Anyone
>   who can confirm this?
> 
>   Ada would be a good choice when programming this processor for
>   automotive industry software.
> 
>   Richard

Yes, but to date Boeing and the airline industry 
have shown far more interest in safe software than the
backward automotive industry.  I suspect it will take
a catastrophic and widely-publicized failure (more to
the point, one resulting in large liability claims)
before this industry decides to take steps to protect
their shareholders^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h customers from
"Level A" software failures.

-- Dave Wood
-- Product Manager, ObjectAda for Windows
-- Aonix - "Ada with an Attitude"
-- http://www.aonix.com