In the previous series of posts, we discussed the traction that C has gained in functional safety embedded software over the last thirty years, particularly in regards to the automotive industry. In this post, we’ll take a look at its…
In the 1980s electronically controlled ignition and fuel injection systems were the first major embedded systems deployed for the automotive industry, as ignition and injection analogue units started to be progressively replaced by the more controllable digital alternatives facilitated by…
When the Ariane 5 rocket exploded mid air in June 1996, only 36 seconds after its test launch, the software aboard the spaceship was working within official specifications. Still, it was a software error that had caused the disaster.