Why Verification Needs a Thread, Not More Fragments

By Jake Wiltgen and Mike Andrews As systems become more software-defined, safety-aware, and integration-heavy, verification is pushed into a role it was never meant to play. In many organizations, it is treated as a downstream activity: a collection of tests, regressions, dashboards, coverage reports, and signoff reviews that happen after design decisions are already in motion. That model is increasingly out of step with reality. Modern products are not verified in one place, by one team, agains