How a Phone Company Builds a Car Every 76 Seconds

Name: How a Phone Company Builds a Car Every 76 Seconds
Uploaded: 2026-09-28T20:42:56.000Z
Duration: 1 min 47 s
Description: EARLIER THIS MONTH: Xiaomi passed 800,000 cars delivered, 29 months after its first. The video goes inside its Beijing factory, where more than 700 robots work the line and an AI system called X-Eye checks every giant cast part. At full speed a new car rolls off every 76 seconds. That figure is the line's takt time, the pace every station in the plant has to keep. I follow stories and companies l

Bradford ManningSep 28, 2026

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EARLIER THIS MONTH: Xiaomi passed 800,000 cars delivered, 29 months after its first. The video goes inside its Beijing factory, where more than 700 robots work the line and an AI system called X-Eye checks every giant cast part. At full speed a new car rolls off every 76 seconds. That figure is the line's takt time, the pace every station in the plant has to keep. I follow stories and companies like this as part of my work at Drake Foundry. Subscribe if you are interested in innovation.

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