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In a sense they are rather cheap on the hardware. Instead of using stuff like netbook chipsets they tend to gravitate towards mobile chipsets. The difference b
by sharpneli 13y ago
In a sense they are rather cheap on the hardware.
Instead of using stuff like netbook chipsets they tend to gravitate towards mobile chipsets. The difference between IMX.6 and AMD Jaguar (just examples, you can also look at Intel's chipsets and other boards like Tegra etc) is like night and day. Why isn't the Jaguar used in Mobile phones? Because it can use tens of watts compared to just few watts of IMX.6.
So at least for me it seems the companies wish to save few watts of power usage and few tens of dollars per car.
- Spooky23 13y agoMy car was parked outside in sunny upstate NY a few weeks ago. I started it up, warmed up the engine for 5 m and drove 70mph to work in the cold. The temperature? -5 F. In a few months, it will be 110+ F in the sun and humidity when the car is parked outside. Things like engine control modules and even entertainment systems in cars operate outside of the environmental ranges that a netbook is designed to survive in. I don't want my car sidelined because of some unreliable computer.
- weland 13y agoThe safety regulations, standards compliance requirements, mechanical, thermal and electrical parameters are significantly more strenuous for automotive ICs than for consumer devices. Does AMD manufacture Jaguar chips that can be used in automotive? There are also issues of logistics at stake, such as maintenance. Unless AMD is willing to manufacture a certain Jaguar chip for the 5-8 years that automotive manufacturers typically require it, the Jaguars wouldn't even be considered for many systems.