Re: AI memory shortage is now increasing the price of cars

Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]> writes:

> 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.

Up to 2TB of DRAM, without AI? Something tells me they didn't care about
optimization at all.