AI reshaping the automotive industry

Abstract

This introductory article opens the section by giving an overview of the state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in automotive manufacturing and the current AI development in areas such as quality optimisation and analytics and predictive maintenance. It presents future potential and opportunities for AI in the automotive manufacturing sector, covering trends of using AI, industrial internet of things (IIoT) and robotics technologies in production and logistics optimisation, quality, and maintenance. Finally, the article introduces the five contributions to this section, highlighting the use of AI and IIoT in various scenarios in automotive manufacturing processes and challenges and technological advancements.