Honda to double number of programmers to 10k by 2030 (asia.nikkei.com)

> Software development is a labor-intensive process, meaning that the number of software engineers can determine a carmaker's competitiveness.

The ebb and flow of the layoff cycle...

Failed to understand why Honda's Asimo went nowhere in response to Fukushima Daaichi. Honda should grow talent pool on high technical competence game changers and event breakthrus. There's likely an inverse proportion for the better the programmers the fewer are needed, as millipede to centipede to bipedal Tesla ”Optimus“ Bot extension of Exapod riding in Starship.