Explore selected writings from George D. Allen on systems engineering, functional safety, and digital transformation in the automotive domain. These insights reflect real-world program experience and the lessons learned from integrating complex systems into production reality.
Articles
Mature Requirements Are Conclusions, Not Knowledge
Mature requirements capture engineering conclusions, but not the assumptions, evidence, boundaries, and reasoning that make those conclusions valid.
Natural Progression From Usecases to Verified System Behavior
Vehicle safety depends on software readiness, display authority, OTA completion, and verified rearview-camera output during backing events.
Vehicle Safety and the Software Readiness Gap
Vehicle safety depends on software readiness, display authority, OTA completion, and verified rearview-camera output during backing events.
How Usecases Make AI Systems Finite and Verifiable
Simulation for AI Safety explains how simulation enforces Usecase boundaries, verified envelopes, and controlled execution before safety functions act.
Drowsiness Detection and the Problem of Signal Certainty
Drowsiness detection reveals why uncertain signals require evidence before authority in safety-critical vehicle systems and driver monitoring.
Vehicle Data Ownership and the Future of Right to Repair
Vehicle data ownership defines the future of right to repair as diagnostics, calibration, software state, cybersecurity, and repair access move online.