Automotive electronics: Drivers get more options in 1983: Car makers embrace electronics in an all-out drive to improve performance, handling, fuel economy, riding quality, driver aids, and entertainment

Ten microprocessors, 94 integrated circuits, 123 active components, and 891 passive components: this is the electronic content of a typical 1983 Cadillac Seville equipped with a 4.1-liter V-8 engine and numerous options. The era of electronics in cars has arrived. Car makers now ask, “What electronic applications will customers accept and pay for?” No longer do they question whether electronic technology can do the job.