The Velocity Fallacy
Abstract
We have been taught the lie that good engineering takes time. That the only way is through endless audit, overdesign, overplanning, and risk avoidance. Reality is that this slowness is, most of the time, a result of overhead and a general lack of urgency. Traditional engineering approaches, especially in aerospace and other safety–critical domains, drag their feet as they happily underutilize humans as paper pushers and for taking care of slow, sequential tasks that machines could easily do and do better.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications
Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Springer eBooks
- Pages
- 29–33
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter