If they ever let anything like that happen, it would be more like buying time on an assembly line than having "a shop" build it. That would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for one car. Of course that isn't possible with today's assembly lines either because they'd have to retool for certain designs, so you'd have to develop something more generalizable and automated. That factory would basically be a precursor to the Universal Constructor or replicators.
Alternatively I've always wished some company would create an open auto platform, so where we could buy parts from different vendors to build our own cars like we do with PCs. That would make safety regulators go crazy though. You wouldn't get a Celica but anyone could make their own similar designs.
That was basically what they did in Japan for decades. They had the standard design and built off it. That's why a civic and a Celica look so similar. The problem was the only way to make these cars was the assembly line.
The same goes for arcade games. After standards were made, games by separate game companies could be swapped out. It helped the competition a lot, and companies like Sega let smaller companies release games for their arcade consoles. This is how the Dreamcast and Saturn could do ports so well.
You are right, it would take a replicator to really move things along. If the car met specific standards for safety, IE the basic box car like Japan. I can see it working though.
Oh yeah I vaguely recall seeing how they'd wire in new PCBs. Then they'd swap stickers or cards on the cabinet. Getting an old arcade machine is something I always wanted to do but could never justify, both in terms of the cost and space it would take up. Played a lot of MAME though.
It's not too hard. Get a 60 in 1, and the right joysticks. There is a lot of collectors out there who want to help, and know where to get your own cab. I would recommend a newer screen instead of the original CRT because of all the headaches those can give. You can do more once you know what all is involved.
I helped run all the arcades at conventions in the PNW before Covid.
If they ever let anything like that happen, it would be more like buying time on an assembly line than having "a shop" build it. That would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for one car. Of course that isn't possible with today's assembly lines either because they'd have to retool for certain designs, so you'd have to develop something more generalizable and automated. That factory would basically be a precursor to the Universal Constructor or replicators.
Alternatively I've always wished some company would create an open auto platform, so where we could buy parts from different vendors to build our own cars like we do with PCs. That would make safety regulators go crazy though. You wouldn't get a Celica but anyone could make their own similar designs.
That was basically what they did in Japan for decades. They had the standard design and built off it. That's why a civic and a Celica look so similar. The problem was the only way to make these cars was the assembly line.
The same goes for arcade games. After standards were made, games by separate game companies could be swapped out. It helped the competition a lot, and companies like Sega let smaller companies release games for their arcade consoles. This is how the Dreamcast and Saturn could do ports so well.
You are right, it would take a replicator to really move things along. If the car met specific standards for safety, IE the basic box car like Japan. I can see it working though.
Oh yeah I vaguely recall seeing how they'd wire in new PCBs. Then they'd swap stickers or cards on the cabinet. Getting an old arcade machine is something I always wanted to do but could never justify, both in terms of the cost and space it would take up. Played a lot of MAME though.
It's not too hard. Get a 60 in 1, and the right joysticks. There is a lot of collectors out there who want to help, and know where to get your own cab. I would recommend a newer screen instead of the original CRT because of all the headaches those can give. You can do more once you know what all is involved.
I helped run all the arcades at conventions in the PNW before Covid.