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Cover Story
GM currently assembles the BrightDrop electric vehicles at a pilot facility in southeast Michigan. In 2022, it will shift fullscale
production to its CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. The EV600 (shown) went from concept to commercialization in
20 months - claimed to be a record for GM.
And it has brought in top executives from outside the
auto industry, including its chief technology officer, chief
product officer, chief revenue officer and chief people
officer, from companies such as Google, NIO, Lyft and
Uber/Postmates. They collectively bring experience in
advanced autonomous technology, software and robotics.
BrightDrop CTO Anthony Armenta outlined
BrightDrop's cloudbased
software platform
is designed to improve
operations efficiency with
real-time data, insights,
and controls.
He stressed that BrightDrop is a separate company
within GM with decision-making autonomy in areas
such as IT, product management, system safety and
sales and marketing. " We are able to tap into the core
strengths of GM, including their deep expertise and
scale in electrification and manufacturing, but with the
ability to move outside the traditional decision-making
processes and move at startup speed, " he said.
the company's product line. The EV600, currently the
largest vehicle in the range, has 600 cu. ft. of cargo
volume (hence its name) and a 2,200-lb (998-kg)
payload rating. It is powered by GM's Ultium battery
system rated at 165 kWh, which provides a maximum
250-miles (402-km) range. " Fast charging can add 170
miles (274 km) of range in an hour, " Armenta explained.
And EV600 " has all the goodness of the GM product
portfolio " including park assist, automatic emergency
braking and other safety features. Full telematics within
BrightDrop's software solution " help fleet customers
understand and manage where their vehicles are, the
routes they are taking, their state of charge and all the
analytics you expect in an electric vehicle, " he said.
EV600 is a purpose-engineered EV, rather than an
electric conversion of an ICE-powered van or based
on any existing light-truck architecture. BrightDrop
contends that it can save operators as much as $7,000
annually versus comparable diesel-powered delivery
vans. The EV410 combines many of the same features
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AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENGINEERING
BrightDrop
Steve Fecht/BrightDrop

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