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  • Re: Danger Ranger

    From StormTrooper@21:2/108 to Nightfox on Mon May 29 10:38:18 2023
    Shrug.. guess it depends on who you listen too... the busted car industry or the chip manufactureres...

    ST

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  • From StormTrooper@21:2/108 to Nightfox on Thu May 25 23:32:47 2023

    Still waiting... :(

    I've heard of this.. :/ I'd heard the car industry has been affected
    by parts shortages due to covid.

    The car manufacturers basically shot themselves in the foot. They anticipated lower demand during and post COVID. Subsequently they cut standing orders for chips and the chip manufacturers put the spare capacity to other uses. So no chips for cars until the current contract runs finish

    ST

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to StormTrooper on Thu May 25 19:54:47 2023
    Re: Re: Danger Ranger
    By: StormTrooper to Nightfox on Thu May 25 2023 11:32 pm

    I've heard of this.. :/ I'd heard the car industry has been
    affected by parts shortages due to covid.

    The car manufacturers basically shot themselves in the foot. They anticipated lower demand during and post COVID. Subsequently they cut standing orders for chips and the chip manufacturers put the spare capacity to other uses. So no chips for cars until the current contract runs finish

    I thought I heard it was the other way around, low production of computer chips causing car companies to lower production and in some caess, remove some features from their cars that use chips they couldn't obtain.

    This is an article about the missing features during the chip shortage: https://shorturl.at/bmtI9

    Full URL (word-wrapped): https://wtop.com/consumer-news/2022/01/edmunds-new-cars-and-missing-features-wh at-you-can-do/

    Nightfox
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