General Motors CEO Barra assesses Anderson's succession potential through the "devil's test"

Sterling Anderson is becoming the leading candidate to succeed General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra after her retirement. Anderson's task is to introduce top-notch software and autonomous driving technology to GM and achieve profitability in the company's electric vehicle business. With experience at Tesla and Aurora Innovation, Anderson is the preferred choice to lead this automaker committed to transforming into a technology giant. The understanding reached upon his hiring is that if he can meet Barra's expectations and successfully bring cutting-edge software and autonomous driving technology to GM, he will have a strong chance of succeeding to the CEO position. (Bloomberg)