It might be OK that the AI boom hit a wall on Wall Street

But as the owner of a Fiat 500—by far the most popular vehicle among the mechanics at my local shop, though not for its technological prowess—I’ve been wondering what the automaker might come up with in this area, given itsmore pressing operational issues.

Colleague Nick Lichtenbergspent some time with the companyto see what’s cooking in Auburn Hills, Michigan. His report is a good look at how one of Detroit’s Big 3 automakers is trying to embrace the future—whether through people, process, or technology—in a capital-intensive business that works on six-year product cycles.

“Some of the stuff…