Global impact map

How can export controls on semiconductors raise vehicle prices for European users by way of automotive production?

Version 1 publishedAs of Jul 21, 2026Demo dataset

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Layers of the map

How connections cross the layers

Within one layer 3 relationshipsSource and target sit in the same layer. The impact stays where it is and does not move closer to the user.
One layer inwards 6 relationshipsThe usual case. The impact moves one step closer to the user.
Skipped layer 2 relationshipsThe impact passes a layer by. It reaches its target without acting on the layer in between.
Feedback outwards 1 relationshipThe impact runs against the reading direction, away from the user and back onto its own cause.

Connection type

Direction of impact

Strength

Confidence

Node type

Impact paths

Line width shows relative strength in four steps. Lower opacity means lower confidence. Both values also appear as text in the detail view.

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User roles with connections and direction of impact
Node	Layer	Connections	Acts on	Details
Consumer	User roles	1	No outgoing impacts.
Employee	User roles	1	No outgoing impacts.

User impacts with connections and direction of impact
Node	Layer	Connections	Acts on	Details
Income and employment	User impacts	2	Employee (Mixed impact) · Across layers: One layer inwards
Vehicle prices	User impacts	3	Consumer (Negative impact) · Across layers: One layer inwardsAutomotive production (Mixed impact) · Across layers: Feedback outwards

Technologies with connections and direction of impact
Node	Layer	Connections	Acts on	Details
Advanced chip manufacturing	Industries and technology	2	Semiconductor industry (Positive impact) · Across layers: Within one layer

Industries with connections and direction of impact
Node	Layer	Connections	Acts on	Details
Automotive production	Industries and technology	5	Vehicle prices (Negative impact) · Across layers: One layer inwardsIncome and employment (Mixed impact) · Across layers: One layer inwards
Semiconductor industry	Industries and technology	4	Automotive production (Negative impact) · Across layers: Within one layer

Base systems with connections and direction of impact
Node	Layer	Connections	Acts on	Details
Energy	Base systems	1	Automotive production (Mixed impact) · Across layers: One layer inwards
Raw materials	Base systems	1	Semiconductor industry (Mixed impact) · Across layers: One layer inwards

Geopolitical drivers with connections and direction of impact
Node	Layer	Connections	Acts on	Details
Geopolitical tensions	Geopolitical drivers	1	Semiconductor export controls (Negative impact) · Across layers: Within one layer
Semiconductor export controls	Geopolitical drivers	3	Advanced chip manufacturing (Negative impact) · Across layers: Skipped layerSemiconductor industry (Negative impact) · Across layers: Skipped layer

How to read the map

The user is at the centre.: Their everyday life and quality of life are the starting point.
User impacts sit in the inner ring.: Prices, supply and income reach the user directly.
Industries and technology sit around them.: They supply products, services and jobs.
Base systems carry everything above them.: Energy, materials and infrastructure reach every layer further in.
Geopolitical drivers act from the outside.: They create risks and opportunities at every level.
A line is one checked relationship.: It runs from the cause to the effect, usually one layer further inwards, and it carries its own evidence.

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