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Re:Elon Musk Had a Deal to Sell Tesla to Google in 2013 by lectrick on Monday April 20, 2015 @09:38AM (#9407934)
> Also, cars are basically software at this point. Especially tesla.

An ICE vehicle has over 10,000 moving parts.

A Tesla has 20, or so.

Source: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=387514

So tell me again how "cars are basically software at this point." Other than Tesla, I mean.

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Re:Elon Musk Had a Deal to Sell Tesla to Google in 2013 by joezydeco on Monday April 20, 2015 @09:47AM (#9408000)
How many motors and actuators in one door of a Model S? The sunroof? The HVAC system? The driver's seat? The suspension?

This "20 moving parts in a Tesla" meme seems like a really tilted interpretation of the actual numbers. A Tesla certainly has more than 20 moving parts, and an ICE engine certainly has less than 10,000.

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Re:Elon Musk Had a Deal to Sell Tesla to Google in 2013 by raverbashing on Monday April 20, 2015 @10:03AM (#9408115)
Seat adjustment alone has more than 20 moving parts easily

Add to that Seatbelts, Climate control, door/window/lock mechanism, headlight adjustment, etc.

Might not get to 10000, but it's certainly much more than 20.

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Re:Elon Musk Had a Deal to Sell Tesla to Google in 2013 by stonemetal on Monday April 20, 2015 @12:20PM (#9409124)
While I disagree with the cars are basically software at this point. bit I am pretty sure 9,000 of those 10,000 moving parts is controlled by software.
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Re:Elon Musk Had a Deal to Sell Tesla to Google in 2013 by lectrick on Monday April 20, 2015 @01:22PM (#9409519)
WISH I COULD EDIT:

Yes, the "20 moving parts" seems like quite a bit of an underestimate, now. Would love to know the actual figure. It is certainly FAR less than a typical ICE vehicle, which is a welcome reduction in complexity.

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