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Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD
Couple points here....
1) Need to be careful of too much automation in vehicle assembly > there are certain precise movements that really require a human to do. GM tried it in the 80s, Tesla tried it with the Model 3 rampup... both gave up and went back to relying largely on humans
2) The bottom line is what's at stake here - sedan's aren't selling, and plants need to operate at high volume to reduce the fixed cost per unit. GM and Ford also need a shit ton of money to electrify and build mobility solutions for city dwellers.
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I agree, looked what happened to Tesla. That said machines and new technology can still simplify some tasks.
Take my job for example, I read blueprints and cost construction projects 25 years ago it was done entirely by hand printing out drawings, taking off quantities with a ruler and using a calculator and notepads to cost them. Now it's all computerized, no money spent on printing drawings for bidding which means less business for the printers. There is still a need for someone knowledgeable with construction practices and blueprints to operate the computer and do the work but it's so much quicker now. The guy who trained me was still old school 5 years ago, with less experience I was at least 50% quicker than he was at doing the same job.
I guarantee there have been similar advances in manufacturing vehicles without making the entire thing automated.
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