And, a recent tour of one of the Asian powerhouse’s vehicle plants has proved this beyond a shadow of a doubt, at least to Honda President and CEO Toshihiro Mibe.
“We have no chance against this,” Mibe said upon a visit to a Shanghai parts factory, commenting on its seamless automation across all levels of production. Logistics, procurement and all aspects of the process were so automated, in fact, that he did not spot a single human worker on the supplier’s floor.
Ford executives saying even three years ago that China was way ahead of the game
Toyota’s CEO has likewise said regarding not just his company, but the industry in general, “unless things change, we will not survive”
Some people argue the sweet spot for analog cars is ~2006, but fee of those are still on the road. Others say 2016-2018 due to having a back-up camera on most models, but usually no sim cards.
Most things pase post plague are non-starters for privacy and data collection concerns.
I think 2013 is when they made tire pressure monitoring mandatory, seems like a good year to me