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Tesla rewrote their software to use newer chips as soon as the crisis hit. Toyota could have done that a long time ago (they know a thing or two about supply c
by rcMgD2BwE72F 3y ago
Tesla rewrote their software to use newer chips as soon as the crisis hit.
Toyota could have done that a long time ago (they know a thing or two about supply chain, don't they?) but they prefer to keep the shortage as an excuse for their poor sales performance.
- Goz3rr 3y agoThis isn't just about microcontrollers that run software. There's shortages in MOSFETs, motor drivers, power regulation chips, you name it.
- maximus-decimus 3y agoConsidering the hackers news post about Toyota firmware having 10,000 global variables, I'm not so sure they can rewrite their software. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9643551 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9643551