> You shouldn't pick a programming language the team doesn't know. That's common sense, not an argument against Rust.

Actually if your team doesn't know any suitable languages it could make sense to pick Rust because they will cause far fewer accidental fires in Rust.

(Safe) Rust is much more forgiving of "I didn't know that's how computers work" than a language like C or C++ yet it's as close to the metal as they are which may matter for your application.

If you're hiring programmers they probably already know some suitable languages which should strongly influence your choice, but if the team's main expertise is not programming they may take to Rust much easier than you'd expect.