Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

Software in cars, planes, other types of transportation. Medical software, military programs, the software used by civil engineers,..

There's probably lots of software where it could play part




Not to mention the phone apps that keep users so addicted they can't look away to operate heavy machinery.


If a crane falls over because the operator was playing Candy Crush, I think that can be placed squarely in the category of "user error".


> Not to mention the phone apps that keep users so addicted they can't look away to operate heavy machinery.

Or cars while they are crossing the roads. I see this daily.


Oh, good point. Do you have any statistics handy on how many people are killed and maimed by inattentive pedestrians? It would be useful for contrasting with [0].

[0]: https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/Publication/8124...




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: