AI can’t remove/replace wheels, or fix a transfer case!
If you are going to make an argument against AI at least use a sensible one.
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So what? A mechanic can’t figure out Protein structures. For decades it took scientists YEARS and YEARS to figure out a protein structure. Some people got their PHD thesis on creating just 1 protein structure. AI comes along and has been able to do it minutes.
Never say never.
Ever seen how many robots are involved in car assembly now?
It won’t be long before they are ubiquitous even in sub-assembly operations.
It has to be. The biggest costs in manufacturing are labor costs. The company that has the lowest labor costs will win.
Computer vision systems are already dominating the circuit board assembly process. They verify the proper component has been placed and is properly seated. Automated systems do all the work.
Ten years ago, I witnessed the power of Hololens in assisting humans in complex electro-mechanical assembly. Our company developed assembly processes using the mixed reality glasses that blend computer generated images overlaying realtime video of what the operator is viewing. It can point them to the next fastener to torque and is tied into the computer reading the torque wrench output so it knows if you achieved the correct torque. It knows if you forgot one and won’t go to the next step in the work instructions until you complete all tasks. How much more effort do you think it will be to replace a human with a dedicated robot?
We recently developed an automated assembler for one of our products. A COTS robot costing less than $8k has 4 articulating joints and can achieve placement accuracy better than 0.0015".
I think I mentioned that the car dealer I worked with on my Rav4 had an AI receptionist answering calls. It took me a few interactions to realize it was a computer program.
What I look forward to is integration with the act of driving. When some buffoon insists on crossing the dotted lines into my lane on the rotary and acts like it is my error by honking at me. When they attempt to turn into me- “I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that now” 
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Sadly, in our “Brave New World” it is de rigueur for the guilty party to cast blame on the person or persons who caught them in the act, and to insult those people.
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