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AGENDAAwards CeremonyWelcome and Introduction of HostsJason SteinAutomotive NewsJoe VitaleDeloitteFlavio VolpeAutomotive Parts Manufacturers’ AssociationIntroduction of the FinalistsPresentation of the InnovationPartnership AwardsIntroduction of the PACE JudgesPresentation of the Automotive NewsPACE Award WinnersCeremony Concludes
2020 Automotive News PACE Award FinalistsAgeroAgero Swoop Roadside ServicesNetworkAptivAndroid infotainment compute platformjoinswoop.comaptiv.comAgero’s roadside platform delivers a fully digitalexperience for roadside services management, givingan automaker more tools to give the consumer, towoperator, dealer and automaker real-time visibility. Itincludes multiple service request channels, trucktracking, customer-feedback capture mechanisms,real-time event information and automaker clientdashboard data and analytics.Aptiv addressed the limitations of traditionalinfotainment systems, which lock into a proprietaryoperating system at the time of the vehicle’sdevelopment and remain fixed for the life of the car.By instead enabling Google Automotive Services inthe system, vehicle owners can have a fresh systemevery day, downloading a favorite new app as they dowith their cellphones.First Customer: Lincoln Motor Co.First Customer: Volvo Car Corp.American Axle &ManufacturingBluewristElectric drivelineaam.comAmerican Axle & Manufacturing produced an e-drivesystem that delivers tight packaging and a uniquehigh-speed planetary gear system with class-leadingnoise-vibration-harshness reduction. The system alsomet vehicle water-fording requirements. Its compactfootprint enabled vehicle designers to increase cabinand storage space, package a large high-voltagebattery and allow the vehicle to have a low hood lineand short overhangs.First Customer: Jaguar I-Pace3D automated wheel installationsolutionbluewrist.comBluewrist vision solution software enables a vehicleassembly line to automate the wheel installationprocess, with two standard industrial robots installingwheels and tightening bolts in less than 60 secondswith 99.5 percent uptime reliability. In addition tosaving an automaker approximately 1.1 million ayear in labor costs per line, the system canaccommodate multiple vehicle models and wheels onthe same line.First Customer: SAIC Motor Corp.
2020 Automotive News PACE Award FinalistsBoschDana IncorporatedAdvanced rider-assistance systemsMetallic bipolar fuel cell sealing systembosch-mobility-solutions.comdana.comThe advanced rider-assistance systems bringpassenger-car driver-assistance safety technology totwo-wheel vehicles using midrange radar andmotorcycle motion control. Bosch has packaged blindspot detection, motorcycle stability control, forwardcollision warning and adaptive cruise control to safelyintegrate brake, engine and human machine interfacemanagement.Dana’s approach to creating a metallic bipolar platewith an integrated metal bead seal for fuel cells is arobust and durable manufacturing solution that issimpler and less expensive. The proprietaryproduction integration process results in a productwith outstanding seal performance under extremeconditions, as well as longer life.First Customer: ConfidentialFirst Customer: DucatiContinental StructuralPlastics, A Teijin GroupCompanyCarbonPro pickup boxcspplastics.comBy developing a composite pickup box made ofcarbon-fiber nylon thermoplastic, ContinentalStructural Plastics allowed an automaker to competeon a large-scale production basis with thelightweighting gains of an all-aluminum pickup box.The new carbon-fiber material solution cut more than100 pounds of mass from the vehicle and requires nopaint or bedliner. Unlike other thermoset compositematerials, CarbonPro is recyclable.First Customer: GMC Sierra DenaliDana IncorporatedRhombus TireAnalyticsrhombusanalytics.comDana’s Rhombus TireAnalytics is a cloud-basedplatform that enables commercial-truck owners andfleet maintenance managers to identify best practicesfor tire maintenance and optimize tire life-cyclemanagement. Customers can view tire history,pressure, tread data and wear rates, and track costper mile — all to minimize unexpected tire costs andreduce tire-related truck breakdowns, the cause ofhalf of all trucking interruptions.First Customer: Not disclosed.
2020 Automotive News PACE Award FinalistsDelphi TechnologiesGentex CorporationDIFlex-integrated circuitIntegrated toll moduledelphi.comitmsignup.comDelphi’s DIFlex circuit introduces more flexibility inaccommodating software changes in a vehicle’s fueldelivery system. It can be used across differentengines in a multi-powertrain vehicle program, andthe same circuit can be used in both passenger carsand commercial vehicles. Its expanded diagnosticcapabilities can pinpoint a number of problems on thefly, ensuring continuous fuel delivery precision foroptimal engine performance.Gentex’s mirror-integrated toll module provides asingle, universal hardware and software system tomanage different toll protocols across the UnitedStates. Drivers benefit from a clear line of sight andhave unencumbered toll road access without theneed for multiple transponders cluttering thewindscreen or multiple accounts to manage.First Customer: Audi e-tronFirst Customer: Great Wall MotorsEJOT FasteningSystemsHellaBrake system sensorhella.comEjoweld is a friction element welding technology thatuses a steel fastener to form a solid-state jointbetween an aluminum top sheet and a steel basesheet. The four-step process can join any aluminumalloy to ultrahigh-strength steels without necessarypretreatment or preparation.Electrohydraulic brakes typically operate with twoseparate magnetic sensors — a pedal travel sensorthat detects brake pedal position, and a motorposition sensor that determines the position of thebrake motor. Hella has developed a technology thatcombines both sensors into one integrated inductivesensor, achieving significant cost reduction andperformance benefits, while shaving time off thebrake system assembly process.First Customer: Audi Q7First Customer: Chevrolet SilveradoEJOWELD friction element weldingejoweld.com
2020 Automotive News PACE Award FinalistsHellaJoyson Safety SystemsRain/light/climate sensor3D ur-technologyThe RLS 4.8, Hella’s new approach to rain, light, solarand humidity sensors, is a cost-effective modularsolution in a small and lightweight package. Thestandardized and scalable sensor package allowscustomers to select a la carte functions, and its smallsize means it can be placed on a windshield withouthindering the driver’s view.Joyson’s 3D Switch is a force-sensing active hapticdigital switch that helps minimize driving distractionby enabling a driver to locate a desired button by feel,activate functions deliberately through the applicationof force and receive feedback when the system hasbeen activated or deactivated — all while keepingeyes on the road and hands on the wheel. Thetechnology allows different sensitivity settings forindividual vehicle models.First Customer: BMW X5First Customer: Karma ReveroHyundai Mobis3D rear combination lampen.mobis.co.krTo deliver slimmer headlamps and taillamps withadvanced design features, Hyundai Mobis has appliedthe lenticular lens technology used in 3D displays.Through processes similar to those used insemiconductor manufacturing, Hyundai Mobis is ableto produce lenses made of layered structure, as thinas 1.4 millimeters to 2 millimeters, that are capable ofgenerating 3D and gemstone lighting effects forstyling.First Customer: Hyundai Motor Co.Lear CorporationXevo commerce and service platformxevo.com/xevo-marketXevo Market allows Lear, automakers and merchantsto generate revenue through apps that consumersdownload to their vehicle through proprietarysoftware. The platform allows people to safely andconveniently perform simple tasks with third-partymerchants through their vehicle, such as orderingcoffee or finding the nearest preferred-brand fuelstation, while on the road.First Customer: Not disclosed
2020 Automotive News PACE Award FinalistsMagnaMobileyeRoad Experience ManagementComposite space framemobileye.commagna.comBy equipping customers’ vehicles with Mobileye’sEyeQ4 chips and software capable of collecting anduploading up-to-date road data to the cloud, Mobileyeis harvesting, aggregating and localizing data tocreate high-definition digital maps that workanywhere. The maps provide path sensing andforesight for autonomous driving at Level 2 andhigher. The sensing systems record information onlane conditions, drivable paths through complexintersections and static scenes to 10-cm accuracy.Magna developed a new approach to high-volumeproduction of lighter-weight tailgates and liftgatesusing a composite space frame reinforcement. Thestructure meets automaker performance standardswhile delivering a 10 percent mass reduction fromsteel reinforcements. The innovation also gives autodesigners greater flexibility for new styling featureswith more complicated and bolder shapes.First Customer: Toyota SupraMarelliFirst Customer: Volkswagenh-Digi lighting moduleNemakal-lighting.comCPS casting processUsing a digital micromirror device, Marelli has createda 1.3-million-pixel digital light headlamp withimproved illumination and finer resolution, and theability to project weather and road condition warningsfor the driver. The mirror matrix is illuminated byinnovative high-current LEDs projected onto thestreet within milliseconds by means of a multilevellens system.nemak.comFirst Customer: Mercedes-Benz S-Class MaybachNemak is giving automakers greater design freedomto create electric drive units as more architectures goelectric. The approach allows for the next generationof electric vehicles to work with more complexcastings with thinner walls to integrate electricpropulsion components, power electronics andtransmissions into a single compact unit, replacingthe need to manufacturer multiple high-pressure diecasting components.First Customer: Jaguar Land Rover
2020 Automotive News PACE Award FinalistsNylokCorrosion barrier fasteners forlightweight materialsnylok.comNylok’s NyShield coating gives fastener engineers thefreedom to use steel fasteners in contact withlightweight magnesium, carbon fiber and aluminumwithout the occurrence of galvanic corrosion. Thecoating addresses a growing industry need foroptions in securing lightweight materials, whileeliminating the need for additional barrier materialssuch as aluminum fasteners, washers or exoticmaterials.First Customer: Romeo Power TechnologyPerceptronAccuSite optical trackerSchaefflerTechnologiesCompact coaxial transmission for e-axlewww.schaeffler.comSchaeffler developed a transmission for e-axles thatconsists of a planetary gearset combined with a spurgear differential, in a shared housing with the e-motorA-shield. The packaging arrangement requires lessspace and delivers 30 percent more torque densitythan conventional transmissions. The improvedefficiency also enables passive lubrication with aminimal amount of lubricant.First Customer: Audi e-tronShape CorporationCurved carbon-fiber bumperperceptron.comshapecorp.comThe AccuSite Optical Tracker metrology systemcombines high-precision accuracy with increasedspeed and flexibility to inspect auto parts without theneed to transfer them off the manufacturing line. Thesystem allows customers to use measurement dataimmediately without comparison or correlation toanother metrology device. The technology works witha manufacturer’s existing robots and can be installedin process without specially designed processes.Shape created a curved multi-hollow-section carbonfiber pultruded rear bumper that weighs just 2.9pounds. The component was achieved throughunique advancements in the engineering of thematerial’s fibers. It not only delivered a lightweightsolution for the customer, but contributed to protectingthe expanded trunk and rear of the vehicle.First Customer: DaimlerFirst Customer: Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
2020 Automotive News PACE Award FinalistsStoneridgeMirrorEye camera monitor systemToyota ght foam-molded trimMirrorEye replaces traditional rearview and sidemirrors with five digital cameras to remove blindspots and enhance visibility in difficult drivingconditions. An advanced image-rendering systemblocks direct sunlight reflections, and an infraredcolor night-vision display improves maneuvering atnight.www.toyota-boshoku.comFirst Customer: Undisclosed commercial vehiclemanufacturerBy developing a foam injection molding with a highexpansion ratio, Toyota Boshoku has been able tomass-produce ultralightweight door trim at a lowdefective rate equal to or less than that of conventionalinjection parts. The ultralightweight, high-impactresistant material comes with 21 percent lowerweight while keeping the impact resistancecomparable with that of conventional solid PP.First Customer: Toyota CrownTennecoIROX2 bearing coatingtenneco.comTenneco developed an approach to bearing coatingsthat uses a single polymeric material to replace thevarious layers of electroplating traditionally needed.IROX 2 provides a hardness and seizure and wearresistance that supports a wide spectrum of engines,from high-performance cars to heavy-duty dieseltruck engines.First Customer: Volkswagen/AudiValeoXtraVue trailervaleo.comGiving drivers improved rear visibility when pulling atrailer, Valeo’s system creates an unobstructed viewfrom the cockpit, as though the trailer isn’t there.XtraVue works by combining the real-time video feedsof two cameras — one mounted on the back of thetowing vehicle and the other on the back of the trailer— aligning the two images and matching theirlighting in a single enhanced rear view.First Customer: GMC Sierra Heavy Duty
2020 Automotive News PACE Award FinalistsW.L. Gore & AssociatesYazaki CorporationCondensation management device forLEDBattery mounted power managementmodulegore.comyazaki-group.comW.L. Gore’s device can actively remove moisture andprevent condensation in a sealed headlamp byreducing its internal humidity, even with the lowertemperatures of LEDs. Designed as a maintenancefree electromechanical solution, the Innovation uses aflexible proprietary microporous desiccant thatabsorbs and releases moisture, with the ability toregenerate tens of thousands of times.Yazaki’s smart circuit protection and powerdistribution unit can be attached directly to a batteryor other electrical devices in a vehicle to integrate thepower distribution function to protect all wires andimprove reliability and safety. The unit replaces thecommon architecture of a fuse box and plug-incartridge-type fuses with a standard component thatis smaller and lighter.First Customer: ConfidentialFirst Customer: NissanCongratulationsto the 2020 Innovation Partnership Award WinnersJaguar Land Roverfor the partnership on the Electric Driveline withAmerican Axle & ManufacturingGeneral Motorsfor the partnership on the Curved Carbon-FiberBumper with Shape Corporation
2020 Automotive News PACE Award JudgesJ FERRON, JURIS DOCTORDirector of JudgesAutomotive NewsPACE AwardsJOHN ADAMSDirector and Executive VicePresident (retired)LIDIA KOSTYNIUK, Ph.D.Research Scientist, EmeritaBehavioral Sciences GroupUniversity of MichiganTransportation Research InstituteFRANCIS G. LEOPresident and CEOIAT GroupHonda of America Manufacturing Inc.DR. ANDREW BROWN JR., P.E., FESD, FSAE, NAEVice President and Chief Technologist Innovation and Technology Office (retired)MAKOTO MAKINOPresident (retired)Honda Engineering of North America Inc.Delphi AutomotiveHOWARD COMSTOCKLAURA D. MARLINORegional Auto CentersTechnical Program Manager for PowerElectronics and Electric MachineryJOHN R. CRARYALLAN D. MURRAY, Ph.D.President and CEOOak Ridge National LaboratoryAmerican Red CrossPresidentEcoplexus Inc.Chief Technology OfficerAllied Composite Technologies LLCBETH FITZSIMMONS, Ph.D.DOUGLAS A. OBER, CFAInformation Strategists LLCBNY Mellon Asset ManagementCIO (retired)FounderRON GRAVES, Ph.D.Director, Fuels, Engines, EmissionsResearch Center (retired)Senior Vice President (retired)MICHAEL PECHT, Ph.D.Oak Ridge National LaboratoryFounder and Director of CALCE(Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering)University of MarylandGERALD GRUBER, Ph.D.NANCY PHILIPPART, Ph.D.Aculon, Inc.BELLE MichiganCEO (retired)General Partner and Co-FounderTHOMAS HACHIYAJOHN R. RICHARDSON, Ph.D.Sansei Technik ServicesTDS Logistics EuropePrincipalSUSAN HELPER, Ph.D.Carlton Professor of Economics at theWeatherhead School of ManagementEDI ManagerMICHAEL J. SMITKA, Ph.D.Professor of EconomicsWashington and Lee UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityALAN C. JOHNSONLYN ST. JAMESACJ Ventures LLCLSJ EnterprisesPrincipalWILLIAM L. KATHExecutive Engineer, Technology StrategyManager (retired)Product Development GroupFord Motor CompanyPresidentCARY A. WILSONSenior AdvisorTech MahindraSee complete judge bios at autonews.com/pace
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Delphi Technologies DIFlex-integrated circuit delphi.com Delphi's DIFlex circuit introduces more flexibility in accommodating software changes in a vehicle's fuel delivery system. It can be used across different engines in a multi-powertrain vehicle program, and the same circuit can be used in both passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
