Cars, planes, household appliances and myriad other machines are increasingly relying on software to work. Manufacturers want the flexibility and innovation that programming code can bring. But software can also make machines accidentally stop working, something computer manufacturers know all too well. As the technology for cars and other products advances, manufacturers are seeking to avoid the bugs and system crashes that afflict the computer industry. They know that a car's brakes or a plane's controls may soon depend on whether their programming code is flawless.
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