I went to my local dealer a bit ago and inquired when they figured they would see the SC. The sales guy said probably starting in mid-September, which has proved to be true. When I said was the slowness of rollout due to the "chip shortage" his response was not so much. While that has had an effect he said right now the biggest problem was with delivery. There seems to be a shortage of truck drivers also.
Now back to the "chip shortage" issue. A few days ago, I ran it to this article, The global chip shortage: What caused it, how long will it last?. Between it and another article I can't remember, I gleaned part of the auto manufacturers problem was short-sightedness. When the pandemic hit, they canceled their orders. The chip makers then found other industries that weren't as dramatically affected by the pandemic to pick up the slack. Since the world economy is beginning to recover automakers are ordering chips again, but the makers don't have the capacity nor desire to create more capacity since the autos use legacy chips and haven't kept up with chip advances. So the chips will ramp up when the makers get around to it. (These are my words, not direct quotes.)
To get ramped up to change to newer style chips is expensive and long-term. Automakers are hesitant since they know how well their current chip design work and new types will be expensive and time-consuming to test them out and bring them online in vehicles.
Now back to the "chip shortage" issue. A few days ago, I ran it to this article, The global chip shortage: What caused it, how long will it last?. Between it and another article I can't remember, I gleaned part of the auto manufacturers problem was short-sightedness. When the pandemic hit, they canceled their orders. The chip makers then found other industries that weren't as dramatically affected by the pandemic to pick up the slack. Since the world economy is beginning to recover automakers are ordering chips again, but the makers don't have the capacity nor desire to create more capacity since the autos use legacy chips and haven't kept up with chip advances. So the chips will ramp up when the makers get around to it. (These are my words, not direct quotes.)
To get ramped up to change to newer style chips is expensive and long-term. Automakers are hesitant since they know how well their current chip design work and new types will be expensive and time-consuming to test them out and bring them online in vehicles.