Merge release to develop for release 4.5.0

[paulbourelly999]

PR Details

Description

Merge PR to formalize release of master into develop as part of CARMA release process for 4.5.0.

PR created automatically via CARMA release tool and Github CLI

Motivation and Context

This PR brings the tested and reviewed contents of the master release/candidate into develop for final release preparation

How Has This Been Tested?

This release branch (minus final version number changes) has been tested through the CARMA verification test plan.

Checklist:

• I have added any new packages to the sonar-scanner.properties file
• My change requires a change to the documentation.
• I have updated the documentation accordingly.
• I have read the CONTRIBUTING document.
  CARMA Contributing Guide
• I have added tests to cover my changes.
• All new and existing tests passed.

[MishkaMN]

When resolving conflict, it needed to be on a separate branch or update to carma-master directly.
The option of creating new branch comes with direct support from Github to update the PR. So now the branch is a new branch than original PR: #267

[paulbourelly999]

Closing in favor of #270 which includes intermediate branch for CI/CD and build scripts branch uncoupling.