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Automakers need more electronics expertise at the top.(Opinion)

Automotive News Europe,  May, 2004  

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Byline: Arjen Bongard

Executives with German supplier Robert Bosch recently shared their views on the integration and networking of car electronics. Bosch has data that shows that about 1 million lines of software code are needed today to make a modern-day car work. That total will rise above 100 million lines before the end of the decade. It stood at 100 lines in 1970.

A few days later, I was given a ride in Volkswagen's top-of-the-line Phaeton and my attention was drawn to the large "reset" button on the dashboard.

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