Linux in mixed-criticality systems

We all here know our skills are in short supply and we've worked with people who lack some of the most basic software/hardware engineering practices yet are assigned business- (not safety-) critical tasks anyway. Our industry is well known for its... "youth".

You'd think car makers are paranoid about safety and you'd be right. The problem is: that doesn't magically make them able to attract and hire good computer professionals (bar super rare exceptions like Tesla).

This is where I find the security "circus" extremely valuable: hacking a phone is one thing, hacking a car makes much bigger headlines and shows the emperor is naked.

I've also heard a couple software engineering horror stories from the inside and it's actually not pretty.

Please consider this presentation for what it is: a very interesting but *long term research* project and wish none of it shows up in your car tomorrow.