Automotive Engineering - September 2024 - 2

CONTENTS
FEATURES
REGULARS
22 BMW, Classiq find better architectures
through quantum computing COVER STORY
Everything from electric motors to robot arms can be looked at
through the lens of a powerful algorithm.
24 Blazer EV is a steel-intensive
showcase MATERIALS
GM elevates the ferrous state-of-art with new body and battery
structures.
29 Steel targets EV structures,
battery boxes MATERIALS
The industry fires back at aluminum's growing 'gigacasting' threat.
ON THE COVER
BMW and Classiq are using quantum computing to improve vehicle
architecture and the actions of factory robots. (Image: BMW)
4 Editorial
No, really, what's an SDV?
6 Supplier Eye
A new reckoning
8 Technology Report
8 Altair honors innovations in automotive
lightweighting and sustainability | AWARDS
12 GM EVs will soon provide V2H backup power
during blackouts | HOME POWER
15 Supplier technologies could deep-freeze the
steering wheel | VEHICLE CONTROLS
16 Mazda Motorsports keeps the MX-5 cool with a
new differential plate | PERFORMANCE AFTERMARKET
18 Road Ready
18 2025 Lucid Air review: unnecessarily fast,
astonishingly efficient
20 Refreshed 2025 Cadillac Escalade features
55-inch dash display
32 Product Briefs
Spotlight: Testing Tools and Sensors
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36 Q&A
VW engineering chief on wireless charging at
DC speeds
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