""I really do believe that in our lifetimes you'll be able to go buy something that's like a Ford F-150 for $1,000," Luckey said. "The cost of extracting and transforming it will go to near zero, and we're going to compete the margins way down. It's just not that crazy.""
""I bet you'll be able to recycle [a car] with 90% efficiency at the end of the season," Luckey said. "You'll say 'what's my summer car going to be? Let's go down to the mall and buy one and try it out.'""
""I think what you're going to see is that same level of automation that has dominated textiles and agriculture [will] start to apply to everything," Luckey sai"
AI-driven automation will drastically reduce manufacturing and recycling costs by automating extraction, transformation, production, and end-of-life processes. Mass-production efficiencies that dominated textiles and agriculture will expand to vehicles and housing, lowering unit costs and compressing margins. Vehicle production costs could fall to roughly $1,000 with recycling efficiencies approaching 90 percent, allowing consumers to buy and recycle seasonal cars. Falling prices for inputs such as steel, wood, and energy will further reduce construction and manufacturing expenses. Broad AI adoption will reshape production economics and consumer purchasing patterns across many industries.
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