A while back, I saw a Mercedes ad that said, “Our cars are so advanced, they have over 100 million lines of code in them.”
My first thought was, “That’s terrifying. I’m never getting into a Mercedes ever again.”
A while back, I saw a Mercedes ad that said, “Our cars are so advanced, they have over 100 million lines of code in them.”
My first thought was, “That’s terrifying. I’m never getting into a Mercedes ever again.”
Twice as many lines of code as Windows Vista.
And yes, I think the comparison here is valid.
@snarfed I keep telling my wife my next car will be pre 80’s. I don’t want all the tech in my car. I know there are companies that put electric motors in old vehicles, that would probably be the way I go. Then again, the wife could possibly execute me..lol
Maybe they just like lots of formatting and empty lines? My 300D used vacuum to shut off the engine and lock the doors. No IC or chip to be found well past the time other automakers had them.
It’s actually +400M; more than SAP ERP line of code. Hasso Plattner joked about it 8 years ago.