To give a real world example of how the chip shortage is affecting me... The vehicle I want to buy does not come with the chip for heated seats or parking sens

To give a real world example of how the chip shortage is affecting me... The vehicle I want to buy does not come with the chip for heated seats or parking sensors, because they simply do not have enough of them. You can buy that vehicle without those features, and at least with the heated seats, they promise to retrofit them "at some future date." All of the models that got made before the cut-off sold super quickly, and I'm just waiting to buy until the vehicle is complete at signing.