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Designing For the Future with General Motors Lead Designer Brian Smith

MotorTrend's Ed Loh and Jonny Lieberman chat with GM's Director of Advanced Design in California, Brian Smith! Brian discusses his 30 years of designing for GM, the future of Cadillac EVs, Formula 1, lessons from Chinese EVs, autonomy, innovations in user experience, and more!

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