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Bosch CTO: Why Multiple Pathways Now Define Automotive's Future

From ADAS to AI and e-powertrains, Bosch CTO Dr Mathias Pilin sees India not as a follower but as the world’s most demanding, most instructive, and most strategic mobility laboratory. 

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Bosch CTO: Why Multiple Pathways Now Define Automotive's Future

As 2025 draws to a close, the global automotive industry is shedding its old certainties. Electrification is no longer a monologue, AI is no longer a sidecar, and India is no longer a peripheral audience. At the IAA Mobility Show in Munich earlier this year, Bosch CTO Dr Mathias Pilin shared his views on a world in flux with Autocar Professional in an exclusive interview.

A Mirror of the Times

There is something different in executive conversations in late 2025. A few years ago, the mood was almost evangelical — electric mobility was the only destination, and ICE ...

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