CONTENTS VOLUME 39 ISSUE 4 6 Viewpoint 2 Mission inspires the quest 6 Regulatory CO2 are needed for BEVs SAE News 10 SAE and Ohio Aerospace Institute Sign memorandum of understanding 11 SAE International intensifies efforts to protect intellectual property Member News 12 Held in the highest esteem Fifteen engineers cement their mobility industry legacies by being elected SAE Fellow. 17 Farewells TECH FOCUS: SOFTWARE 18 Embedded system design challenges in the age of open-source and AI 24 Finding challenges and solutions for mobility software at scale 28 Engineering software: enabler of integrated mobility 32 The pursuit of error-free, safety-critical automotive software 38 The virtual twin emission standards Standards & Committees 44 The I/O Buffer Information Specification (IBIS) Open Forum releases new version Publications 45 Drive-by-wire is subject of new SAE publication Awards 47 Rumbaugh student winner Advertising 50 Classified advertising 24 47 Member Benefits 42 How to use the SAE Mentor Program On the cover Introducing the 2021 class of SAE Fellows. UPDATE April 2022 1