Ford and Rockwell Fast-Track Rookie Technicians With AI

A mechanic at a Ford dealership who has never pulled the engine from a Super Duty pickup can now follow instructions from artificial intelligence (AI) through the job. Removing the engine alone takes about two days, Ford CEO Jim Farley said at a media roundtable during the company’s Ford Pro Accelerate event in Detroit, according to a Wednesday (Sept. “They’re good mechanics, they just don’t know,” Farley said.