Achieving trust in autonomous vehicles requires trustworthy electronics

Autonomous vehicle technology is almost ready for widespread deployment--but people aren't ready for autonomous technology. This is because they don't yet trust the technology to make decisions fully on its own--thus inhibiting driver-assisted vehicles from transforming to truly autonomous vehicles. We accept a certain level of failures in technology like our laptops, smartphones and Wi-Fi because those limitations are merely inconveniences and we can live with that. Building a vehicle requires safety, security and automotive-quality considerations. But when it comes to technology where our lives are dependent on its performance, we have to hold it to a higher standard.