By 2030, Intel CEO predicts chips would account for 20% of car costs.
Chips and semiconductors, according to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, will soon be as necessary as an automobile's engine in terms of functionality (or main propulsion).
According to Gelsinger, this change will take place by 2030, as he stated during his presentation at the IAA Mobility 2021 show in Munich. Gelsinger's claim is supported by internal study conducted by Roland Berger-McKinsey.
In 2019, automobile BOMs contain only 4% of chips, with the majority of them being electronic control units (ECUs) and an optional infotainment system. By 2030, artificial intelligence (AI) will be capable of driving a vehicle anyplace. Vehicles that are entirely autonomous will be used for personal transportation in the future (AVs). He estimates that by the end of the decade, the automotive semiconductor market will be worth $115 billion.
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For an industry that routinely would shun a supplier for raising the price of a 20$ board by 1$ this is beyond far fetched. If you look at a car built 2 years ago without any context, judging only by the tech inside it, you'd assume they built it 10 years ago.
Arguing that the chips alone are going to be that expensive is an overly optimistic statement even if you assumed full self driving would be the standard by then. The only way I could see this happening is automation taking over and cars going down in price by at least half if not more.
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For an industry that routinely would shun a supplier for raising the price of a 20$ board by 1$ this is beyond far fetched. If you look at a car built 2 years ago without any context, judging only by the tech inside it, you'd assume they built it 10 years ago.
Arguing that the chips alone are going to be that expensive is an overly optimistic statement even if you assumed full self driving would be the standard by then. The only way I could see this happening is automation taking over and cars going down in price by at least half if not more.
What you say is true for petrol and diesel cars, but by 2030, most cars will be electric, in which computer chips plays a MUCH bigger role.
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LOL, most cars yea right buddy. the car industry takes decades to change.
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On the side of these news, insurance and security regarding cars will evolve in something more IT field fused into automotive industry.
Car hacking will evolve, cyber security will be in demand.
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That's a daring prediction. But not so far fetched.
But that means that a mechanism would be rendered useless without software/chips to operate it. And mechanics will have to adapt. Or their branch will be also reduced to simply checking software updates?