I have a degree in computer science, I’ve worked on electrical engineering projects, my father is an electrician, I have a close friend and mentor that’s a forensic electrical engineer, etc.
If y’all in the automotive space think this is a real problem, fix it. It is trivial to shield something from static electricity; TRIVIAL. Frankly it’s unacceptable it hasn’t been fixed if you’re so adamant there’s a serious risk to the public.
This reads to me as an “ass covering” article for a very very very rare event. At 1/10,000,000 estimated probability I’d have to live thousands of lives at the rate I fill up my car to ever see this.
I’m not going to worry about this more than I’m going to worry about winning the lottery or spontaneous combustion frankly; the probabilities do not warrant concern. Which I’m sure is the real reason nothing has been done here.