U.S. Companies Race To Build Dark Factories Amid China's Automation Lead
American CEOs, including Ford’s Jim Farley and Octopus Energy’s Greg Jackson, have expressed concern over China’s advanced automation in manufacturing, particularly its 'dark factories.' This has spurred a push to develop similar fully automated production lines in the U.S., with analysts predicting at least one such facility by 2030. Companies like Rockwell Automation (ROK) and NVIDIA (NVDA) are already capitalizing on this growing trend.
Topics: automotive manufacturing China's industrial capacity dark factories U.S. automation race