Companies are now vying to design the basic electronic architecture and operating systems that future network vehicles will use.

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Software now covers a maze of different industries, including applications software, operating systems, databases, the Internet, computer-aided design and networking.

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Rotherham firm Eadon Consulting providing detailed design services for the operating mechanism as well as developing the hydraulic and electrical control systems.

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