Ford's Factory Cameras Can Spot a Single Speck of Dust on a New Car

Busy assembly lines can be dirty places, and nowhere is that more obvious than when a new vehicle rolls out of the paint shop. Specks and imperfections stand out like a sore thumb, and need to be cleaned up before a new car is delivered to a dealership. Previously, Ford relied on manual inspections, but now the automaker's using high-res cameras that capture and analyze over 3,000 images to spot every last speck of dirt.