aston martin, lotus and morgan make in a year together, and that s before one has hit the road. if you want one, well, you re going to have to wait about two years. they ve already started making buses that are lighter and easier to clean, which should be on the roads later this year, and signed a deal with ride hailing firm uber to build cars for their drivers from 2023. one of the biggest changes arrival brings is the way these vehicles are made. just up the road in bicester, the company s latest micro factory is taking shape inside an empty warehouse. rather than a single fixed production line with heavy plant machinery, modular cells will each do a specific but reprogrammablejob cutting, moulding, assembling before those parts are shuttled around to whichever is the next phase for that design. now, to get things
just up the road in bicester, the company s latest micro factory is taking shape inside an empty warehouse. rather than a single fixed production line with heavy plant machinery, modular cells will each do a specific but reprogrammablejob cutting, moulding, assembling before those parts are shuttled around to whichever is the next phase for that design. now, to get things from one cell to another, they are going to use these wemos. this one is called 007, funnily enough, and it ll take parts between those various cells to provide them with the components they need to build the vehicle. it is the opposite approach of how car companies like tesla are doing it, with huge giga factories that provide all the cars for a continent. micro factories can be placed anywhere there is demand,
online or in store, the machine puts together all the orders on same factory and cuts them like they are in front of you. it s a tiny bit noisy, which is why we don t have it on right now. 50 noisy, which is why we don t have it on right now- - - on right now. so if i was to come into our on right now. so if i was to come into your micro on right now. so if i was to come into your micro factory on right now. so if i was to come into your micro factory and - on right now. so if i was to come into your micro factory and said, i into your micro factory and said, 0kay, simon, ican t into your micro factory and said, 0kay, simon, i can t find a shirt that fits me, do you measure me up and give me two pieces of shirt that i go and sits together? we and give me two pieces of shirt that i go and sits together? i go and sits together? we are working on i go and sits together? we are working on parametric - i go and sits together? we are working on parametric designs i go and sits tog
rather well. the first big order is in ups wants 10,000. that s more vehicles than british carmakers aston martin, lotus and morgan make in one year together, and that s before one has hit the road. if you want one, well, you re going to have to wait about two years. they ve already started making buses that are lighter and easier to clean, which should be on the roads later this year, and signed a deal with ride hailing firm uber to build cars for their drivers from 2023. one of the biggest changes arrival brings is the way these vehicles are made. just up the road in bicester, the company s latest micro factory is taking shape inside an empty warehouse. rather than a single fixed production line with heavy plant machinery, modular cells will each do a specific but reprogrammablejob cutting, moulding, assembling before those parts are shuttled around to whichever is the next phase for that design.
one of the biggest changes arrival brings is the way these vehicles are made. just up the road in bicester, the company s latest micro factory is taking shape inside an empty warehouse. rather than a single fixed production line with heavy plant machinery, modular cells will each do a specific but reprogrammable job cutting, moulding, assembling before those parts are shuttled around to whichever is the next phase for that design. now, to get things from one cell to another, they are going to use these wemos. this one is called 007, funnily enough, and it ll take parts between those various cells to provide them with the components they need to build the vehicle. it is the opposite approach of how car companies like tesla are doing it,