> I've been out of automotive for 20 years but never met anyone who would compromise normal operational safety.
There is nothing to gain with not taking safety seriously, but fortunes to loose. Many of the software components of traditional automakers are built by suppliers. If a serious safety issue would arise and cause fatalities, the suppliers and the OEMs would not only have to pay enormous amounts in damages, they'd also need to issue recalls that might even pose an existential threat to the company.
There is nothing to gain with not taking safety seriously, but fortunes to loose. Many of the software components of traditional automakers are built by suppliers. If a serious safety issue would arise and cause fatalities, the suppliers and the OEMs would not only have to pay enormous amounts in damages, they'd also need to issue recalls that might even pose an existential threat to the company.