TU-Automotive Announces Connected Car Award Finalists

TU-Automotive has announced finalists in several categories for its 2015 awards. Finalists in the Best Connected Car System Integrator category include chipmakers Qualcomm and u-blox, among others. Nominees in other categories include TomTom, NXP Semiconductors, Telogis and Geotab.

The finalists represent excellence, innovation and leadership in the connected car industry, TU-Automotive said.

More than 400 entries were submitted. The winners will be revealed at the TU-Automotive Awards Ceremony on June 2 in Detroit. Here is the full list of finalists:

Car Maker of the Year 2015

• Audi
• BMW of North America, LLC
• Ford Motor Company
• Qoros auto
• Toyota Motor Sales
• Volvo Car Group

Commercial Vehicle Maker of the Year

• Mack Trucks
• Scania CV AB
• Volvo AB

Telematics Service Provider of the Year

• Airbiquity
• Ericsson
• General Motors
• Jasper
• Nuance Communications, Inc.
• Total Traffic and Weather Network
• Xtime

Commercial Telematics Service Provider of the Year

• Inthinc Technology Solutions Inc.
• Openmatics
• Teletrac Inc
• Telogis

Best Connected Car System Integrator

• Atos
• AutonomouStuff LLC
• HERE, a Nokia company
• Car Connectivity Consortium
• Covisint
• Dash Labs
• Elektrobit (EB) Automotive
• Luxoft
• Movimento
• Parkopedia
• Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
• Symphony Teleca Corp.
• u-blox AG
• Uievolution, Inc.

Best Commercial Vehicle System Integrator

• Eyeris
• Geotab
• KPIT Technologies Ltd.
• Navistar
• Spireon, Inc.
• Symphony Teleca Corp.
• TomTom Telematics

Best Insurance Telematics Product

• Allstate Insurance Company
• AXA & MyDrive Solution
• Codan Insurance (RSA) & The Floow
• Direct Auto Insurance & DriveFactor
• Industrielle Alliance, Assurance auto et habitation inc. & Baseline Telematics
• Progressive Insurance & zubie inc
• RightTrack® by Liberty Mutual & Octo Telematics North America
• Suncorp Group & Wunelli, a LexisNexis Company

Best Telematics Product or Launch in an Emerging Market

• CarIQ Technologies Private Limited.
• Discovery Insure
• iTrans Technologies Pvt Ltd
• Omnicomm
• Qoros Auto
• TATA Motors Ltd, India
• TechMahindra
• TOWER Insurance (in partnership w/ DriveFactor Inc.)

Best Safety or ADAS Solution

• Argus Cyber Security
• BrightWay Vision
• Delphi Automotive PLC
• Elektrobit (EB) Automotive
• Eyeris
• General Motors
• NXP Semiconductors
• TomTom
• Valeo Wiper Systems

Best Mobility Solution Industry Newcomer

• Carma
• County of Santa Clara Roads & Airports Department
• Dash Labs
• Hyundai Blue Link Smartwatch app
• Local Motion
• moovel GmbH
• parku – The Parking App
• QNX Software Systems

Industry Newcomer

• ATG Risk Solutions
• CarKnow LLC
• CloudCar
• Dealer-FX
• Eyeris
• gestigon
• MobiWize
• Nebula Systems Ltd
• Rivet Radio, Inc.
• TowerSec

TU-Automotive Influencer of the Year

• Andrew Poliak, Global Director Business Development – Automotive, QNX Software Systems
• Dominikus Hierl, Chief Executive Officer, Telit Automotive Solutions
• Erica Klampfl, PhD, Future Mobility Manager, Ford Research & Advanced Engineering
• Jeff Owens, Chief Technology Officer & Executive Vice President, Delphi
• Matt Jones, Senior Technical Specialist – Infotainment, Jaguar Land Rover
• Paul Drysch, Global Director – Connected Car, Jasper
• Paul Stacy, Founding Director of Wunelli, a LexisNexis Company
• Ricky Hudi, Head of Electrics/Electronics, Audi AG