Are consumer-grade handset designs safe enough to control mission-critical systems? Have we thought through all the potential boobytraps from using a consumer smartphone to, say, summon a car?
eetasia.com, Nov. 08, 2019 –
Smartphones already rule our lives and the world we live in. But should they also take over safety-critical systems?
You may not be as glued to your phone as a certain Twitter-addicted President we could name, but face it: we all know you don't leave home without it.
For apps developers and hardware system engineers, the ubiquity of smartphones naturally makes the device a compelling platform to run their apps and control their systems.
Smartphones can already lock up houses and cars remotely, as well as turn the lights on and off, and manage the window shades. We use them to answer the door and monitor heart rates.