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.
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.
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.
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.