This was a major point of contention during the chip shortages. Automotive and medical devices are stuck on
very old nodes, like 180nm. This MediaTek partnership is using
way, way too new of a node than they would like, while being
too old for smartphones. 22nm would be lightyears ahead of where they are.
Chip makers view the situation as being simple: Car makers and Medical need to upgrade their tech to newer nodes, as they aren't interested in building new 180nm-era factories. Car makers and Medical chip makers blame, well, the chip makers and say that redesigning those chips would be very expensive as well as to re-certify, but so far the chip makers don't care.
And so rumor has it, though rumor only for now, that car makers are finally updating because there is no other choice. To what though? Probably the next-oldest and cheapest node, 40nm or older, not 22nm.
Chip makers view the situation as being simple: Car makers and Medical need to upgrade their tech to newer nodes, as they aren't interested in building new 180nm-era factories. Car makers and Medical chip makers blame, well, the chip makers and say that redesigning those chips would be very expensive as well as to re-certify, but so far the chip makers don't care.
And so rumor has it, though rumor only for now, that car makers are finally updating because there is no other choice. To what though? Probably the next-oldest and cheapest node, 40nm or older, not 22nm.