Software has been absolutely crucial to aviation for decades. The last generation or so of fighter planes can only be flown by a computer (they are aerodynamica

Software has been absolutely crucial to aviation for decades. The last generation or so of fighter planes can only be flown by a computer (they are aerodynamically unstable and require constant feedback and control). And for an idea on 'amount of software', you should give this a look. http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/advanced-cars/this-car-runs-on-code http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/advanced-cars/this-car-r...