Millions of lines of code in modern aircraft and cars compared
Cars now contain millions more lines of code than aircraft
Average luxury auto: 100 million
Navigation system in 2009 S-Class Mercedes-Benz: 20 million
Average 2010 Ford Auto: 10 million
Boeing 787 Dreamliner: 6.5 million
US Airforce F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: 5.7 million
US Airforce F-22 Raptor Jet: 1.7 million
Source: John Paul MacDuffie and Takahiro Fujmoto, Why Dinosaurs Will Keep Ruling the Auto Industry
Lines of software code in Ford vehicles
2005: 2.4 million
2009: 6 million
2010: 10 million
Sources IEEE: Automotive DesignlineThe volume of information needed to repair and service new cars is increasing
In 2000…
3 workshop manuals required for a Toyota Tarago.
In 2010…
31 workshop manuals required for a Toyota Tarago.
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