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Chrysler Adopts Linux For Vehicle Simulations

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the cheap-number-crunching dept.

eMilkshake writes "According to this ComputerWorld article, Chrysler is adopting Linux for vehicle crash testing. According to the article, 'the new system is expected to improve simulation performance by 20%, while saving about 40% in costs....'" Insert knee-jerk reaction joke about computers and crashing here.

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  1. Insert knee-jerk reaction joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Windows would crash before the car could!

  2. WHY!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Windows crashes pretty well....

  3. this is wrong choice by Jacek+Poplawski · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Windows is much better in crashing.

  4. Chrysler Linux boxes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Imagine a Beowolf Cluster of THESE!!!