China’s Dark Factories: So Automated, They Don't Need Lights | WSJ

• [Reporter] With lights dimmed and no workers in sight, this car factory in China uses hundreds of robots to churn out dozens of electric vehicles an hour 24/7. This is a dark factory, an area of the plant so automated and with so little human presence that in theory the lights could be completely shut off. Factories like this one are part of China's bid to use hyper automation to dominate the electric vehicle or EV market.But the furious trade war between Washington and Beijing raises a key question, who ...