MUNICH—BMW AG sees artificial intelligence (AI) as a way to improve productivity and efficiency at its assembly plants. The automaker is using the technology for a variety of quality-related applications, such as error proofing and inspection tasks that leverage automated image recognition and image tagging.
“Artificial intelligence offers great potential,” says Christian Patron, head of innovation, digitalization and data analytics at BMW Group Production. “It helps us maintain our high quality standards and at the same time relieves our people of repetitive tasks. The technology is fast, reliable and, most importantly, easy to use.”