WSJ Visits a Lights-Out Zeekr Factory in China
The Wall Street Journal · News · 6 min · 2025 · YouTube title: China’s Dark Factories: So Automated, They Don't Need Lights | WSJ
Why it's here
HN cites it as evidence that lights-out factories exist, though one commenter notes it is outdated relative to current automation.
What it covers
A WSJ report on China's 'dark factories', highly automated plants run by robots with little human presence, visiting Zeekr's EV factory. It covers Chinese labor costs, automation and overproduction in the EV industry.