How AI can cut factory costs and boost output | Tata Communications’ Praveen Arora

What does AI actually do inside a factory? Praveen Arora, Vice President of the Internet of Things business unit at Tata Communications, joins the Economic Times at India Mobile Congress 2026 to explain how manufacturers can use machine and sensor data to identify bottlenecks, improve output and reduce costs. He discusses spotting problems before breakdowns, using wearables and video analysis to improve worker safety and keeping people in control through manual overrides. The conversation also covers worker privacy, connecting older machines, connected vehicles and training employees to use AI.