Land Rover Monthly

Chips with everything!

BEFORE you think I’m about to offer you some New Year dietary advice, let me make it clear that it’s the semiconductor chip I’m writing about. It won’t have escaped your attention that there is a global shortage of these clever little blighters. And that’s a problem because they now exist inside pretty much everything, including cars, where there are often dozens, if not hundreds, of them lurking in the shadows.

The world’s automotive manufacturers have been loading their vehicles with ever-increasing amounts of chip-controlled electrickery for years now, most of which

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