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There’s no denying Shiro Nakamura has done a stellar job at Nissan since Patrick le Quement nominated him to the top job back in 1999. <\/p>\n

But that job now entails a whole new list of responsibilities, not least of which is the integration of user friendly HMI and the impending arrival of autonomous cars. <\/p>\n

CNET’s Tim Stevens caught up with Nakamura this past weekend at Le Mans to talk about those subjects. <\/p>\n

Read the interview here<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n

Photo credit: Tim Stevens\/CNET<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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