I remember proposing looking into introducing Rust as a second language next to C++ just 3 years ago while working with a German car manufacturer in Berlin, every single architect refused and most of them were making fun of me, anyway I'm not bitter ...
Actually back then it was the beginning of me stopping carrying about improving and just go with the flow like a dead fish. Everyone is happier, I have much less clashes with coworkers much less stress and you know what they say: Nobody got ever fired for choosing IBM.
I think this is the main reason for the state of software quality in cars now. People who care can't stand the industry and leave, if you want to stay you have to stop carrying.
Oh, when you really think so, I think you are wrong. I'm working now for several years in software for the german car industry. There are many people that try to improving everything in the workflow. But they don't want to add more complexity with a language that is in heavy development, changing fast, is not certified and can read only from a small piece of developers in the field only for a new hype. The real problem with the software quality is, that everytime when anything works it is tried to make it cheaper and outsource anything whats possible until all breaks and the people that had any idea how it worked changed to another company.
It sounds like you didn't read the article. The problem is that despite good software practice, esoteric memory bugs are still an issue. If switching to Rust eliminates an entire class of bugs, the choice is obvious especially if you already have a competent development team.
I know how you feel. There are definitely workplaces that attract naysayers and eventually the whole culture becomes one of naysaying. It becomes self-reinforcing because anyone that actually wants to improve things is in the minority, gets shut down by their coworkers and eventually gets frustrated and leaves.
You can't really do anything about it. In my experience that kind of culture comes from the top and at least where I am those people are part of the problem. Look for another job.
Actually back then it was the beginning of me stopping carrying about improving and just go with the flow like a dead fish. Everyone is happier, I have much less clashes with coworkers much less stress and you know what they say: Nobody got ever fired for choosing IBM.
I think this is the main reason for the state of software quality in cars now. People who care can't stand the industry and leave, if you want to stay you have to stop carrying.