Just saw this post come up for automatic "Smart Metrics" (spacing and kerning) in Fontself Maker.
They make some notes about there being an art to it still and potential need for manual adjustments, but it's interesting to see nonetheless. (My impression has been that Fontself is more geared towards hobbyists.)
https://www.fontself.com/blog/spacing-kerning-fonts-in-one-click
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I am sure the semi-automated nature of it is part of its success—tuning for best results per different typeface.
I agree with all what @Mark Simonson said here https://typedrawers.com/discussion/2051/fontself-as-an-alternative-to-scanfont .
And knowing the fact that FontSelf persistently develops, like this one new feature, I think I'll give it a try in the near future.