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FEBRUARY 2021 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 105 Figure 4: The new Cadillac Lyriq EV SUV will include a 33-inch dash. Figure 5: GM's EP1 EV autonomous delivery vehicles are stored inside the larger EV600 EV delivery van. that has every bell and whistle you can imag- ine, including a single 33-inch LCD front panel with heads-up displays, and each wheel being articulated (like the Hummer EV). Later this year, GM will debut the Cadillac Calestiq EV sedan with a new, all glass roof, broken into four zones that can be individually dimmed or colored. On the commercial end, GM has devel- oped an autonomous EV for package delivery, the EP1 (Figure 5) houses the EV600 inside. Already adopted by FedEx, it has a 90-mile range on just a 10-minute charge while the van has a 350-mil range. Eventually, the delivery van is destined to be autonomous as well. Bosch Next, I attended Bosch's press conference, pre- sented by Mike Mansuetti, president of Bosch North America. Bosch is one of the largest suppliers of vehicle components, as well as appliances, mobility, power trains, and industrial products. Much of his press confer- ence was dedicated to the company's social responsibilities, but he did highlight their growing use of soware. Bosch has reorga- nized the soware into four regional Cross- Domain Computing Solutions centers with 17,000 associates—half of which are program- mers. ese centers are focused on: • Driver assistance • Automated driving • Vehicle multimedia Mike Mansuetti Figure 6: Bosch power train unit in a vehicle.