We use winding machines here where I work and the automation has not really impacted it much at all. Originally the machines could be programmed with the number of turns/revolutions only and the operator had to guide the wire from one end of the coilform to another. The latest machines do that automatically, only requiring the operator to setup each coil and then tag the leads and remove it. The production has increased because they can set one up and then go to another machine and get it going also. But we still need an operator and it is extremely unlikely a machine could ever autotag the wires. They are extremely thin wires and I don't see how humans can even do it. I would go insane doing that job. lol  So I guess it depends on what kind of automation you are talking about. If a taxicab does not need a driver at some point, then that would be a huge impact.