Foxconn's Urban Vision: Ambition Meets Reality

This chapter explores Foxconn's ambitious, yet flawed attempts to integrate advanced technologies into urban settings, including the ill-fated surveillance golf carts. Through humorous anecdotes and critiques, it highlights the misalignment between the company's grand plans for smart cities and the practical challenges they faced, such as empty innovation centers in Wisconsin. The discussion also parallels Foxconn's difficulties with WeWork-style initiatives, revealing the bureaucratic obstacles that hindered their progress.