distributed systems
no space
bandwidth
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lack of scalability
cost
Wire harness is the 3rd heaviest element in the car, weighing ~60kg/130lb with total length of 3-5km/2-3miles
The only manual assembly line, including quality assurance & testing
Specialized assembly by hand, on real-size pin boards, each representing a specific car model, with thousands of part variants & combinations
Roughly 2,000 expert workers are needed to assemble harnesses for 1,000 vehicles over a 24-hour periodÂ
Reduction of wire harness complexity will lead to significant savings across the board:
Labor, Logistics, Time, Human Errors
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