Car HMI USA Award 2022

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CAR HMI USA AWARD 2022

The Car HMI USA award exclusively honors exceptional projects in the automotive industry and celebrates exceptional solutions, innovations and unique development processes in the areas of automotive user experience, UIs and HMI. Our expert jury will review the applications and nominate the best projects. Taking place on the main stage of the CAR HMI USA, the award ceremony will bring the nominees the recognition they deserve during a live-voting session with the largest community oof automotive UI, UX and HMI decision-makers in North America.

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WHAT

Award Ceremony: Celebrating the best automotive driving projects at the Car HMI USA Award Ceremony

WHEN

February 21, 2022 20:00 at the Networking Dinner

WHERE

The Henry Hotel, Detroit

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Award Benefits

Industry-wide recognition

during the CAR HMI USA Award Ceremony where all key autonomous driving stakeholders in North America will be represented.

Media attention

through a CAR HMI Award press release, social media post and media exposure for all the winners, as well as during the ceremony

Boost your project

and foster enthusiasm of your efforts among your colleagues, employees, management and team members.

Help a good cause

as we will select a charity on behalf of the winners and exclusively donate 1.000 € to support their individual projects

CAR HMI USA Award

trophy and certificate to proudly display in your office

CAR HMI USA Award logo

available to include on all your marketing materials

Award Categories 2022

CATEGORY 1 – Most Innovative Development Process

CATEGORY 2 – Most User-Friendly HMI Product / Feature

CATEGORY 3 – Most Innovative Application of Machine Learning & AI in Automotive HMI + UX

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Evaluation Criteria

INNOVATION – How innovative or unique is the approach?
SIMPLICITY – How easy is the project to realize and to maintain?
ACHIEVEMENT – What has been improved through the implementation?
MATURITY – Is the approach ready to use?
COST EFFECTIVENESS – What is the balance of development costs and savings

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Category 1 – Most Innovative Development Process

How comfortable is the driver and how much is driver distraction reduced?
Overall user experience
Exterior/interior form/function
Automated driving features

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Category 2 – Most User-Friendly HMI Product / Feature

Development process is distinctive or fundamentally different from existing approachesHow innovative or unique is the approach?
Speed with which a new product is developed and delivered to market
Lower development costs
Testing & prototyping

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Category 3 – Most Innovative Application of Machine Learning & AI in Automotive HMI + UX

e.g. Most innovative use of ML with user data to improve personalization experiences
e.g. Productive, efficient & unique design methodology with AI

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Facts at a glance

SUBMISSION

August 2021 – January 28, 2022: Submit your project by filling in the online application form

REVIEW

January 28 – February 4, 2021: Our expert jury will review all the applications

NOMINATION

February 4, 2022: The nominees will be announced and asked to prepare a short video presenting their AV projects. The video should be submitted before February 14, 2022.

CEREMONY

February 21, 2022: The winners of the CAR HMI USA Award will be announced during a live-voting session

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The Winner of the CAR HMI USA Award 2021

In 2021, we had to digitize the event and award ceremony due to the ongoing pandemic. Each of the nominees presented their automotive UX & HMI solution via a short video and through live-voting, the Car HMI USA Community voted for their leaders and projects showing outstanding effort in taking user interaction and UX to the next level. We are proud to announce that TomTom has won the Car HMI USA Award 2021 with their Navigation for Automotive.

Congratulations to TomTom for winning the CAR HMI USA Award 2021!

The Winners of 2021

WINNER

TomTom with their Navigation for Automotive

TomTom Navigation for Automotive is the most comprehensive navigation solution for automakers available today, being cloud-native and full hybrid, working in both online and offline situations, and with a brand-new user interface that can be implemented across different brands, car lines, and regions.

2nd Place

The DiSTI Corporation with their Mixed-Criticality User Interface Development System

The patented project (USPTO No. 11,003,425) revolutionizes User Interface development fostering a digital transformation across OEM and automotive organizations worldwide.

3rd Place

XPERI with their DTS AutoStage Next-Gen In-Cabin Infotainment Platform

DTS AutoStage is the world’s only global connected radio solution which intuitively customizes, based on listening tastes, tens of millions of pieces of content from radio stations and non-linear sources, for millions of drivers every day, increasing in-cabin enjoyment and safety (no fiddling with controls while driving) – on a global scale.

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Terms & Conditions

Application

No applications for the Car HMI USA Award will be considered after January 28, 2022. All details must be submitted in English. The submitted application should be related to an AD project at your company. Only projects that have been implemented or are already in an implementation phase are being considered. The implementation of the project must not date back longer than 2 years. Projects that have been awarded the Car HMI USA Award before may not apply again. The jury will only consider applicants who have completed the award application with all required details and will nominate projects for each category. Decisions of the jury are final and may not be disputed. The jury will adhere to our award guidelines. By submitting your application, you agree to the terms & conditions of we.CONECT.

Nomination

All nominees will be asked to prepare a 2 minute-long video showcasing their project. Style, format and content can be based on individual/corporate design. The video will be shown live on stage at the award ceremony on February 21, 2022. Failure to provide a video/presentation may result in disqualification. All nominees must attend the award ceremony or send a representative.

Publication

Besides being used for evaluation purposes, the information provided by applicants may be published on further channels by we.CONECT Global Leaders GmbH. We reserve the right to publish your project under your name and company name respectively. It is therefore advisable to ensure that all submissions are fully approved by your organization before applying.

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Your Contact Person for the Car HMI USA Award

Sarah Schubert
Marketing Manager
Automotive Smart Mobility Series
Phone: +49 (0)30 52 10 70 3 – 268
Email: sarah.schubert@we-conect.com

Car HMI USA Award 2022

Take your chance and apply for the annual CAR HMI USA Award now!