EVs require millions more lines of code than gas-powered counterpoints and analysts agree few are better equipped to work on them than software engineers. The problem is, there are too few of them.
Employee work on a truck bed for the Ford F-150 Lightning at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., on September 7th, 2022.Employee work on a truck bed for the Ford F-150 Lightning at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., on September 7th, 2022.They are also, essentially, computers on wheels.
An assembly line utilizing automated machinery for assembling the Ford F-150 Lightning at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., on September 7th, 2022.An assembly line utilizing automated machinery for assembling the Ford F-150 Lightning at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., on September 7th, 2022.Universities that were once a reliable pipeline for talent for the U.S. auto industry have to change, too.
Employees work on the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Truck Plant Final Assembly Department in Dearborn, Mich., on September 7th, 2022.Employees work on the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Truck Plant Final Assembly Department in Dearborn, Mich., on September 7th, 2022.The university is offering more courses central to electrification and battery-powered systems, but it's struggling to find instructors for some essential courses.
"Most companies I'm aware of have engineering centers in India that do nothing but write software," says Hyde, who's a former Ford engineer."It's like an assembly line."Gas cars are still major money makers for the auto industry. Soaring demand for Ford's new electric Lightning hasn't put a dent in sales for the classic F-150, which still roll off the assembly line every 53 seconds.
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