Software plays an essential role in the world of transportation, from programming advanced passenger jets to driving self-parking cars. Expand your knowledge about software and see more electronics parts pictures.
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With the proliferation of smart phones, tablets and other computer-like devices, software is becoming more and more a part of our daily lives. These devices promise to make life easier, but are often just as much for entertainment and leisure as they are for practical purposes. In the world of transportation, however, software has come to play an essential role. From advanced passenger jets to self-parking cars to RFID toll systems, software has the potential to get us where we need to go faster, safer and more efficiently. In this article, we'll take a look at 10 surprising ways that software keeps us moving and how it's supplanting earlier technology.
