Artificial intelligenceMove toward autonomous plants slated to roll out by Japan group in fiscal 2027Hitachi has been increasing factory automation with technologies including artificial intelligence. (Source photos by Nikkei)KOSUKE TOSHI, MIKI HIASA and MAI ISHITSUBOMay 29, 2026 01:17 JSTTOKYO -- Hitachi plans to install an artificial intelligence system that automatically fixes production line malfunctions by rewriting code at its plants next fiscal year, in a step toward autonomous factories that can be run almost entirely without human intervention.