Title: I may buy a car (new or used) soon and am a little worried about all the software in cars these days. Software can control pretty much every aspect of a modern vehicle, and so the idea of bugs in a vehicle&#x27;s software scares me from a safety perspective. Poor software engineering has been implicated in automobile safety incidents in the past[1].<p>I&#x27;m aware of the NASA&#x2F;JPL rules for developing safety-critical software[2] but I&#x27;m not sure if any car manufacturers follow anything similar.<p>Does anyone here have any knowledge of the software development practices of any automakers and what they do to ensure safety and reliability? And is there anything else I can do to mitigate this risk (short of buying a very old car, which would have other safety downsides)?<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Sudden_unintended_acceleration" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Sudden_unintended_acceleration</a>
[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;spinroot.com&#x2F;gerard&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;P10.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;spinroot.com&#x2F;gerard&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;P10.pdf</a>
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