Back in the nineties Ford ran a lot of ads about how quality was job one. But in the last twenty years their quality declined by a large amount at the same time other brands were getting better. I say that as a lifelong fan of Ford, quality was why I left the brand two years ago.
Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors
351–360 of 592 posts
Re: Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors
#352Why are American tech-bros such loud-mouthed bullshitters ? Reminds me of this disaster at Toyota, https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/toyota-bet-technology-wov...
Re: Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors
#353Back in the nineties Ford ran a lot of ads about how quality was job one. But in the last twenty years their quality declined by a large amount at the same time other brands were getting better. I say that as a lifelong fan of Ford, quality was why I left the brand two years ago.
Re: Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors
#354Back in the nineties Ford ran a lot of ads about how quality was job one. But in the last twenty years their quality declined by a large amount at the same time other brands were getting better. I say that as a lifelong fan of Ford, quality was why I left the brand two years ago.
(As a non American) I remember hearing a joke that goes something like “How do you fix a Chevrolette? Buy a Ford”, but nowadays I guess a bike is a better option
Re: Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors
#355Re: Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors
#356Re: Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors
#357[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48674446
Re: Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors
#358Get ready for this to become a common theme. Boardrooms are still engaged in the fever-dream promise that AI will solve all their problems, particularly those involving pesky humans. The simple lesson of "AI is another tool" will be a hard-learned one. Some industries, such as software, will take more time to mop themselves into a corner before they discover that velocity should never be a first-class concern. Speed…
Re: Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors
#359Earlier quoted context omitted.
(As a non American) I remember hearing a joke that goes something like “How do you fix a Chevrolette? Buy a Ford”, but nowadays I guess a bike is a better option
Or more realistically a Toyota, and their numbers are reflecting this.
Re: Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors
#360Back in the nineties Ford ran a lot of ads about how quality was job one. But in the last twenty years their quality declined by a large amount at the same time other brands were getting better. I say that as a lifelong fan of Ford, quality was why I left the brand two years ago.
It's impressive all the recall notices I get on my 2020 Escape Hybrid. At this point I joke with my friends that they're love-letters from Ford. (most of them are for fairly innocuous stuff...)