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On 03/09/2012 06:56 AM, Brian Drummond wrote:
>
> While it amuses me to see SPADE references so close to the surface in
> SPARK, it does also make me question how much progress has been made in
> formal verification in the last quarter century. Gut feel says, more than
> AI and flying cars, but not much.

Terrafugia is actively working to certify a "roadable aircraft":

http://www.terrafugia.com/

-- 
Jeff Carter
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