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Since cars generally have a large physical space for chips and ample power, why don't automakers just use chips from older fabs?
by oh_sigh 6y ago
Since cars generally have a large physical space for chips and ample power, why don't automakers just use chips from older fabs?
- baybal2 6y agoRedesign, and re-certify a car selling at less than 10% markup. You will be underwater for the car's entire remaining lifetime on the market.
- oh_sigh 6y agoI meant as part of the original design, not as a stop-gap until the fabs are outputting enough chips.
- baybal2 6y agoCar safety regulations in quite a few places will require you to fully recertify a car even if you changed a stereo in it. Some place limitations on safety critical electronics like ABS specifically requiring any modification to it being treated as a new car model for legal purposes. Such laws are predatory, but laws they are But even if they did find cheaper substitutes, it's not the more advanced chips which are in the most acute shortage, but really old ones, which were kept in production for decades specifically because of car industry's requirements.