Maybe it should be? The "dieselgate" talk[1] at 32c3 suggests engineering has gotten very good[2] at "teaching machines to the test".
[1] https://media.ccc.de/v/32c3-7331-the_exhaust_emissions_scand... (good text summary: https://lwn.net/Articles/670488/ )
[2] https://static.lwn.net/images/2016/vw-curves.png
