Yes.

And for people focusing too much on AI, Xiaomi kicked their first vehicle into production with a fully automated factory three years ago [0]. That's where the industry is going and has tried to go for decades now.

They might want to also reduced head out on the designing side, but it's also an ongoing trend that started before the AI boom.

That's not an industry that will keep hiring as much as they did in the past, however it turns out.

[0] https://youtu.be/v6jb6PP4APc