What is smart for Tesla may not be smart for Ford. I suspect the Big 3 corporate culture might not be attractive to the best and brightest in both salary and policy categories. Bad programmers are not going to help them.
Forecasting is tough. Yes, they cut orders and chip companies focused on higher margin high tech chips for cell phones and computers.
FYI, Ford's tech center is in Silicon Valley. They are learning and are committed to firmware development. I wish them luck in this endeavor.
The whole economy isn't hinged on chips for making cars. It might be the "big excuse" for everyone else in the economy to jump on the run-away inflation train and take a ride as long as possible to reap more profits. Someone could start a business tomorrow, and discover they could sell their product for $100 and still make a $25 profit, but since the inflation train is really rolling they will sell it for $150 and make $75 instead, because people are now "tuned" to pay inflated prices, so might as well get in on it too.
Chips are a critical path component on automobiles. That's not an excuse. Prices are set by the market. Cars are expensive because demand is in excess of supply.
I do not find that comforting with their corporate culture. I can only imagine the cost-cutting and unrealistic timelines they'd subject those poor software engineers to in the name of profit. At this point, Ford needs MORE outside help - people who actually know what they're doing and take pride in their work.
Yes; I was speaking to production supply line. The world wide supply line.
Read my post again ... I was talking about the whole economy, not just the automotive industry business.
Exactly, while some industries are impacted, others are not, but the narrative is the same, blame the chip shortage.
That's not the point. By the way, NVIDIA programs most of the chips' firmware; fabbing chips is only the 1st step. Tesla programs their own chips so they were far less affected by the chip shortage.
I can personally tell you, Silicon Valley is a brutal place. Cyclical business; high highs and low lows. People think they are gonna ride the wave forever; they just might get a really rude awakening.
The 30 days to find a new job is not all that uncommon IMO (this reads more like you're getting laid off and have the opportunity to find something new internally before heading for the door). I've been through 4 reorgs in the last 7 years, each one comes with the opportunity for those getting laid off to post for openings and candidates indicate if they are being impacted by layoffs.
