insert_link Tech Made Simple Some new BMWs are being Released Without Touchscreens due to ongoing Chip Shortage BMW is dropping touchscreens from many of its new cars due to the chip shortage, according to a forum post on BimmerFest and later confirmed by the car company to Edmunds and AutoBlog. While we’ve seen other auto manufactures have to pause production or cut other features, this omission is a big deal — nowadays, touchscreens are a fairly standard feature in cars, and not having one will affect how you interact with the car almost every […] todayNovember 10, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple A Semiconductor shortage is making Car Prices Soar If you’ve been wondering if car prices seemed to be climbing higher and higher lately, you’re not imagining it. The Verge reports that the cause is a massive global supply problem, in the form of a semiconductor shortage. And the price of used cars is going up, too. About 13 percent of people who bought a new car in the US in April paid above sticker price, according to Jessica […] todayMay 11, 2021