Boeing's B737 Max and Automotive 'Autopilot'
By Junko Yoshida (EETimes)
March 18, 2019
Should the catastrophic plane crashes of Indonesia’s Lion Air last October and another by Ethiopian Airlines last week set off alarms in the automotive industry?
Absolutely.
Automation technologies used in airplanes and autonomous vehicles are neither similar nor easily comparable. If anything, “Aviation autopilot is probably easier than an automotive autopilot,” according to Phil Koopman, professor at Carnegie Mellon University's department of electrical and computer engineering.
For me, the most chilling aspect of the two Boeing 737 Max airliners that crashed within a span of five months is that these tragedies occurred despite presumed scrutiny by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) — long considered the world's gold standard for aircraft safety.
These disasters have left the aviation industry, the media and the public asking questions on multiple fronts. So, what happened? Did anyone drop the ball?
To read the full article, click here
Related Semiconductor IP
- AP Memory VHM Controller
- High-performance, commercial-grade RISC-V CPU Core IP
- SWI3S Verification IP
- Secure Boot Loader
- Memory Subsystem
Related News
- Altera and Arrow Electronics Introduce Easy-to-Use MAX 7000 Quick Start Development Kit
- Altera Qualifies Cyclone, ACEX 1K, and MAX Devices for Extended Temperature Range
- Altera Takes Radical New Direction with MAX II CPLDs
- Altera’s New MAX II CPLD Family Delivers Dramatic Reduction in Cost and Power Consumption
Latest News
- Silvaco Announces Partnership with Dassault Systèmes to Advance First-Time-Right Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Socionext Broadens SoC Roadmap with Intel 18A-P Process Technology
- BrainChip and Neuromorphyx Announce an AKD1500 Embedded Developer Board, Bringing Neuromorphic AI to the Embedded Engineering Community
- M31 Reports Nearly Fourfold Growth in Advanced-Node Royalties as Long-Term Investments Begin to Bear Fruit
- Andes Technology’s D23-SE RISC-V Processor Achieves ISO 26262 ASIL‑B and ASIL‑D Certification for Functional Safety Applications