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Hi I'm Carl Azuz
what do the ford model a the duesenberg
ssj speedster
and a willy's mb jeep all have in common
if you said they're old you're right but
there's something else that ties these
iconic vehicles together
and it's related to our first topic
today on cnn 10.
that topic is computer chips these cars
ain't got them
today's cars do dozens of them they're
not just found in the touch screen
infotainment systems that replace the
buttons and switches you played with as
a little kid
keyless entry engine operation anti-lock
brakesautomatic transmissions airbag systems
all of these are controlled with
semiconductors computer chips and one of
the many strange ripple effects of the
coronavirus pandemic is a global
shortage of these chips
about 12 percent of them go to car
makers and the automotive industry is
worth trillions of dollars worldwide
so if car makers can't get chips into
their vehicles and then can't produce
them as quickly as they used to
economic problems could result around
the world the makers of these
semiconductors shut down temporarily
because of the pandemic but they're back
up and running now
so you'd think that would have just
caused a delay in the production of
things that use them
but with more people spending more time
at home last year
demand for computer chips went through
the roof as consumers bought new
computers tvs and game consoles
so now car makers are having trouble
getting the ones they need for new
vehicles
christy loostout has more info on why
the chips are down
it's so easy to take them for granted
the tiny silicon-based semiconductors
that fuel our modern lives our
smartphones our laptops and our cars now
the average car has between 50 to 150
chips
that are used to monitor important
engine and safety systems along with gps
navigationor driver assistance when you try to
parallel park but when the pandemic
hammered auto sales last year top chip
makers
shifted capacity away from car makers to
gadget makers
resulting in a critical shortage of car
chips that's been called
ship again one million cars could
actually be lost
in the coming months so that's quite a
lot if you take the average value of a
car
which might be say what twenty thousand
thirty thousand maybe dollars
it would actually lead to about twenty
to thirty billions
in lost revenue there is a growing list
of automakers cutting production
because of the chip crunch in japan you
have subaru
toyota honda and nissan and in the us
ford and gm now in a statement gm says
this quote
despite our mitigation efforts the
semiconductor shortage will
impact gm production in 2021 we're
currently assessing the overall impact
but our focus
is to keep producing our most in demand
products
as the chip crunch disrupts production
analysts say it may delay a global
recovery in the auto sector
u.s senators are urging the white house
to take action
in a letter said earlier this month 15
u.s senators
from auto producing states warned that
the shortage threatens our post-pandemic
economic recovery it's also a diplomatic
issue
to resolve the shortage the u.s is
working with taiwan
home of tsmc the world's largest
contract chipmaker
the taiwan chip giant says the auto chip
shortage is its top priority
saying this quote tsmc is currently
expediting these critical automotive
products through our wafer fabs
while our capacity is fully utilized
with demand from every sector tsmc is
reallocating our wafer capacity
to support the worldwide automotive
industry unquote
as taiwan pledges help a warning from
the other chip-making giant in asia
samsung electronics says the auto chip
shortage
could hit smartphones and if you're
planning a new purchase
consider this if you need something just
buy it now if it's on stock otherwise
unfortunately you'll have to wait
another three to six months according to
our
latest working estimates huge ripple
effects are being felt across
tech auto manufacturing and the global
economy
all from a tiny piece of silicon
christie lustout cnn hong kong
ten-second trivia which of these islands
is the largest
bahrain sri lanka iceland or hispaniola
of these options iceland which compares
in size to the u.s state of kentucky
is the largest
what was surprising was the colors of
the orange
much much steeper than what you'd expect
so yeah it's absolutely breathtaking
we are just here to look at the people
and see that everything is okay
and just watch out that the people don't
go too
close to the lava
so it's quite an interesting eruption it
didn't really begin with a strong bang
but instead we've had this fantastic
earthquake swarm with
probably 50 000 earthquakes in a month
and so the magma
had been gradually rising towards the
surface and is now producing a
relatively small eruption compared to
the last one in iceland
so
if you'd received last night's
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therapy dogs can be amazing companions
the american kennel club says they may
help reduce people's anxiety and blood
pressurethat they can help people cope with
emotional and physical hardships
they're often used to help patients in
hospital settings but a medical center
in boston massachusetts has a completely
different way of thinking when it comes
to therapy dogs
dr spot please report to the er stat
that's what they did at brigham and
women's hospital in boston
test the robot actually in the emergency
department with a computer
tablet for a head beaming the faces of
erdoctors able to interact with patients
from a covid safe distance
not to mention cameras that could then
also sense vital signs like heart rate
respiratory rate
oxygen levels but they weren't so much
testing the robotics they were more
interested in whether patients would
acceptdr spot the boston dynamics robo dog has
been humanized through
dance videos
santa's sleigh in an earlier version
the last time we recall a doctor having
a robo dog
doctor who did things like play chess
with him
your move master i know it's my move
don't flush your eyes at me
dr spot didn't flash his eyes at anyone
but would you want to see this
charging at you when you're sick well i
think that's exactly what we wanted to
de-risk
mit assistant professor giovanni
traverso
says the robo-dog was spot-on with the
40 patients they sicked him on
the robot looks like like a dog and you
know i think dogs who are endearing to
many and so actually the reception was
very positive
unlike at a previous press demo
professor traverso says there were no
accidents in the er
genie most cnn
new york the hospital is
doggedly determined to provide service
is it warm and fuzzy
no will it therapies the patients and
give them therapies of mind
some will say it's spot on some will say
it's just what the doctor ordered
but critics might want someone to lift
their spirits instead of just its leg
and they may say the whole hospital's
going to the dogs
hey speaking of going places we're going
to the capital of
ghana today in west africa the american
international school is watching in the
city of accra
it's great to hear from you on youtube
I'm Carl Azuz for CNN