Who knew that electronic parts are now making up an appreciable part<snip>
of the cost of a car <https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/ai-memory-shortage-is-now-increasing-the-price-of-cars-gm-warns-of-vast-cost-increases-byd-hikes-driver-assistance-prices-20-percent>:
Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
Who knew that electronic parts are now making up an appreciable part
of the cost of a car
<https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/ai-memory-shortage-is-now-increasing-the-price-of-cars-gm-warns-of-vast-cost-increases-byd-hikes-driver-assistance-prices-20-percent>:
To bad they cannot go back and build cars the same
way they did in the 70s and 80s. No computers and
very easy to fix :)
To bad they cannot go back and build cars the same way they did in
the 70s and 80s.
On Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:55:49 -0000 (UTC), John McCue wrote:
To bad they cannot go back and build cars the same way they did in
the 70s and 80s.
They do
<https://morgan-motor.com/our-story/21st-century-coach-building/>. But
who wants to buy them?
John McCue <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
To bad they cannot go back and build cars the same
way they did in the 70s and 80s. No computers and
very easy to fix :)
You ever had to do a carb rebuild? There are times when I would rather
fight with computers.
In article <1142u66$cii$1@panix2.panix.com>,
Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
John McCue <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
To bad they cannot go back and build cars the same
way they did in the 70s and 80s. No computers and
very easy to fix :)
You ever had to do a carb rebuild? There are times when I would rather >>fight with computers.
The difficulty of rebuilding a carburetor is overrated. Whether it's a
dinky 1-bbl off a generator or a Quadrajet atop an Olds 350, if you're methodical in your work, it's usually a simple and straightforward job to disassemble the whole thing, clean off the accumulated grime and varnish,
and put it back together with new gaskets and (maybe) a new float and needle valve.
Who knew that electronic parts are now making up an appreciable part
of the cost of a car <https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/ai-memory-shortage-is-now-increasing-the-price-of-cars-gm-warns-of-vast-cost-increases-byd-hikes-driver-assistance-prices-20-percent>:
Micron said in 2023 that the average vehicle used 90GB of DRAM and
NAND, and it?s expecting this combined requirement to jump to
278GB by 2026, with high-end models requiring up to 2TB. A British
OEM broke down the memory requirements of vehicles released this
year ? infotainment systems require between 4GB and 16GB, ADAS and
safety systems need 8GB to 32GB, while centralized systems often
have a minimum requirement of 16GB and could go as high as 64GB or
more.
This is even before you get into self-driving capability and other
AI-type features:
And as AI assistants start becoming available on cars, these
systems will require at least 256GB of memory. In fact, Micron
predicts that cars with level 4 autonomy will need at least 300GB
of RAM, as they?re essentially supercomputers on wheels.
Of course, these are all special ruggedized electronic components,
built to withstand the more hostile conditions inside a vehicle, as
opposed to a home or office environment.
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