News Summary

• Ford CEO Jim Farley said vehicles built on the automaker's coming Universal Electric Vehicle platform will use their onboard computers to verify assembly connections.
• Ford isn't doing away with factory cameras and other external quality checks, a representative told Business Insider.
• The company has an obvious incentive to find more problems before vehicles reach customers.
• Last year, the company easily set a US auto industry record, issuing more than 150 vehicle recalls.
• The previous record was set by General Motors in 2014 when they issued 77.