# Volkswagen Pioneered A Feature In The '60s Every Car Relies On Today - SlashGear

> Volkswagen Pioneered A Feature In The '60s Every Car Relies On Today With hundreds of gigabytes of memory storing millions of lines of programming code, today's high-tech automobiles have more memory than NASA's Apollo…

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- **Published:** 2026-08-01
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #volkswagen #nasa #feature #pioneered #relies #memory #slashgear #apollo
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