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December 09, 2003
Where Do You Want to be Towed Today?
I saw something on TV recently that said the computer systems in new cars were getting so complicated that they were crashing on a regular basis. No, I don't mean the cars were running into windows (pun intended). Rather, the systems would shut the car down due to bugs in the software. So I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the company that wanted to put a Windows PC in every home now wants to put one in every garage.
This story from Yahoo News says Microsoft operating systems are already running in 23 different car models. This includes the BMW 7 series, Daimler, Volvo, and Toyota. It's too easy to make a snide remark about having to reboot your car to get it to run but there you go.
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So the joke about an engineer, a scientist, a doctor and a software-engineer in a car may soon stop to be a joke and become reality.
Posted by: sjon at December 10, 2003 01:14 AM