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You’ll hear from the engineers, designers, and executives behind GM’s next generation of mobility, including:\nGary Cygan - Director of Platform Engineering General Motors\nKurt Kelty - VP of Battery Propulsion and Sustainability General Motors\nAseem Kapur - Chief Revenue Officer GM Energy\nBaris Cetinok - Sr. Vice President Software & Services, Product and Design, General Motors\nDavid Richardson - Sr. Vice President of Software Services General Motors\nKey topics:\n⚡️ GM’s unified computing architecture for all vehicles\n🔋 New LMR battery chemistry: more range, less cost\n🏠 EVs as home energy backup systems (now available via leasing)\n🚗 Hands-off, eyes-off Super Cruise in 2028\n🤖 Conversational AI powered by Google Gemini\n🌍 OTA updates back to 2015 vehicles\n \nHosts: Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman | MotorTrend\n \n📍 Recorded at GM Forward, New York City\n🔗 Learn more at MotorTrend.com\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":69.4,"endTime":70.0,"type":"company","title":"GM","url":"/glossary/gm","quote":"...future of GM's products. 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