As I look back at 2012, I can say I have been involved in efforts that aim to guarantee the U.S. will remain competitive by being open for transformation.

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While he, like many others I talked to, believed that the technology was inevitable and could become viable sooner than most think, he felt that the window of opportunity was still open for automakers to leverage their assets and assert themselves in the coming transformation.

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