Programming some of today's on-board navigation systems, for example, is an exercise in frustration that could overwhelm even a child reared on Game Boy and PlayStation.
Aereo uses specially designed equipment that crams 80 dime-sized TV antennas on a single circuit board and stores programming that users can access by logging in to a website.
If the computer programming is supple enough and the on-board processing is fast enough, engineers can now virtually nullify effects caused by vehicle height, weight, roll centers and center of mass.