Chip Shortage Has Some Carmakers Cutting Back on Safety Features: Reports

Chip Shortage Has Some Carmakers Cutting Back on Safety Features: Reports
A worker assembles Volkswagen ID.5 electric cars at the company's Zwickau plant in Zwickau, Germany, on Jan. 27, 2022. Jens Schlueter/Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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The ongoing global semiconductor chip shortage that has plagued the auto industry has forced some carmakers to cut back on safety features in vehicles, according to reports.

The chip shortage, caused by increased demand during the COVID-19 pandemic amid closures and disruptions along with supply chain issues, has been further worsened by skyrocketing inflation, leaving automakers in a tight spot.

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