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Chevy Volt Electronic Secrets

RDL2004RDL2004 Posts: 2,554
edited 2012-05-27 22:29 in General Discussion
I saw this on Hack a Day and thought it was pretty interesting. Just in case you missed it, here you go...

Chevy Volt teardown article at EDN.com

According to EDN.com, John Scott-Thomas of UBM TechInsights (participant in the tear down) observed that
40% of the value of the vehicle is in its electronics

this is
typified by the nearly 100 onboard microcontrollers. Nearly 10 million lines of code control this electronic suite—more code than it takes to control the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

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  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2012-05-26 11:09
    RDL2004 wrote: »
    I saw this on Hack a Day and thought it was pretty interesting. Just in case you missed it, here you go...

    Chevy Volt teardown article at EDN.com

    According to EDN.com, John Scott-Thomas of UBM TechInsights (participant in the tear down) observed that



    this is

    More then a 787 .. Hmm is this good or bad LOLS
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2012-05-27 22:29
    Back in the day, IBM had signs hung over the desks that said "Think, think, think". But it seems that now it would be more appropriate to have a sign that says "Details, details, details".

    More RAM, more storage, faster processors... = more code.

    What do you thing a mechanic is going to tell you when one breaks down?
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