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If Intel couldn’t keep up with the latest fabs I can’t believe an automaker could start from 0 and have any remote chance of success. Volume would be too low to make it work financially even if they could.

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Old processes don’t disappear when the cutting edge manufacturers switch to smaller features. A lot of jelly bean parts, like the kind that go into a car, are made with larger features that are easier to work with. I think manufacturing is a core competency for automakers. While there are significant differences between car making and chip making, I don’t think you should discount an automaker’s ability to manufacture things.

> I don’t think you should discount an automaker’s ability to manufacture things.

Have you see infotainment UIs?

Edit: my point was actually how bad they are. Carmakers don't do tech well.

> > I don’t think you should discount an automaker’s ability to manufacture things.

> Have you see infotainment UIs?

> Edit: my point was actually how bad they are. Carmakers don't do tech well.

Android UI and Win 10 are also terrible. And at least Win10 comes from someone who claims a lot of experience in this field (although some claim that they just stole the ideas).

> Android UI and Win 10 are also terrible.

MacOS is pretty awful as well, just differently bad.

I haven't seen car UIs in a hot second, so honest question: What's in there that cannot be done with, say, chips from 2008?

High resolution displays everywhere running fancy 3D graphics, trying to emulate good old analog dials and controls in their responsiveness. Many 2021 cars no longer have a single analog dial in them.

It’s all done by pushing a ton of pixels from a CPU that’s probably not older in process than 14nm.

You dont need 5nm transistors to run your vehicle. 10 year old processes would probably be enough for automotive needs.

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