[vfclists]

There is a reason why truck operators in Africa prefer the older trucks which don't have these fancy electronics. Servicing and parts are not a problem.

This whole business about semiconductors shortages affecting vehicle manufacturing is just ridiculous. Humanity has survived without these advanced electronics for ages.

What difference doesn't make if you don't have electronic geegaws in your vehicle?

[maxerickson]

Electronic powertrain controllers make vehicles more efficient and more reliable, it isn't just the power mirrors that need chips.

[VLM]

Not anymore. That's the point. Times have changed and they make trucks less efficient and less reliable.

[windowsrookie]

That may have been true in the mid 2000's but not today. There was a lot of newer emission equipment back then and the truck manufacturers still hadn't figured it out.

But todays trucks are absolutely more fuel efficient and more reliable. The problem is if they do break, you need a mechanic with a higher level of education to fix them.

[m3047]

Might not be as efficient, but it probably isn't going to stop on the highway with a load of chickens in the beating sun because the diesel was contaminated (at least not right away).

You might not be able to brick your combine if someone steals it, but nobody can brick it while you're trying to get the harvest in either.

Bureacratic enforcement suffers, but who cares as long as the bureacrats get paid, right?