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The FTC mentioned chips in vehicles multiple times. >The FTC’s complaint alleges that the combined firm would have the means and incentive to stifle innovative
by COGlory 5y ago
The FTC mentioned chips in vehicles multiple times.
>The FTC’s complaint alleges that the combined firm would have the means and incentive to stifle innovative next-generation technologies, including those used to run datacenters and driver-assistance systems in cars.
and here:
>According to the complaint, the acquisition will harm competition in three worldwide markets in which Nvidia competes using Arm-based products:
>High-Level Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for passenger cars. These systems offer computer-assisted driving functions, such as automated lane changing, lane keeping, highway entrance and exit, and collision prevention;
I wonder if this action is related to the automotive chip shortage concerns in any way.
- rswail 5y agoUnlikely, it's more that the vehicle manufacturers would be affected directly if these things became less competitive. Vehicle manufacturers are essentially component assemblers that buy their components at various levels of assembly from 3rd party suppliers. It also is a major US industry so that enables the FTC to describe in the court cases the impact on competition outside of the specific chip design/manufacture industry.