AI memory shortage is now increasing the price of cars

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.