im not gonna fly on the whalejet. this chip is used in anti lock braking systems, i believe. note the professor of aircraft manufacture states that it is a deviation from the norm. so, is it new tech or is it more euroweenie incompetence? strange that this system does not incorporate at least one backup system. aircraft have multiple backups usually.
From what little the article has here, it seems that all of the valves are somehow tied in together at least one point, making a possible failure that would also take out the back up.