DETROIT, April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- After an
eight-month process and more than four-dozen entrants, four
companies were selected as Award Winners of the 2018 Global
Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge (GAMIC) on
April 10 at the SAE International WCX
World Congress Experience. They will share over $360,000 in business acceleration services and
cash awards. The winners are:
Category 1 – Vehicle Electrification; V2X and Advanced Mobility;
Cyber-Security
- GhostWave manufactures ADAS radars immune from jamming and
mutual interference, and radars which improve performance by
discriminating between high priority and low priority objects.
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.GhostWave.com
Category 2 – Advanced Materials; Sensors & Actuators;
Manufacturing Processes
- Spectalite! is an advanced engineering and materials
manufacturer which engineers and manufactures lightweight,
cost-effective, strong and durable, sustainable and eco-friendly
plastics and composites incorporating bamboo. Detroit, Michigan
http://www.Spectalite.com
Category 3 – Infotainment; Auto Consumer / Value Add; Value
Chain / Business Model
- Parkofon's all-in-one hands-free parking device removes the
need for meters and other parking payment systems. Alexandria, Virginia
http://www.Parkofon.com
Category 4 – New High-Value, Disruptive Technology
Innovations
- Scientel IT Corp – Developer of the industry's first NoSQL DB,
Scientel's new SQL DB can process Big Data up to 1000 times faster,
with massively parallel processing on HPC systems and
Supercomputers. Novi, Michigan
http://www.Scientel.com
PlanetM Best In Michigan Mobility Award
- Spectalite! Detroit,
Michigan
"The GAMIC event continues to grow and improve. The quality of
the presentations was outstanding. The improvement from the
Quarter-finals to the Finals shows how our mentors from industry
and from the entrepreneurial communities help these companies,"
said David Stout, GAMIC co-founder
and a volunteer leader in several roles within SAE International.
"Our expansion to holding quarterfinal events in Silicon Valley and
Ontario (Canada), to supplement
Michigan, have strengthened the
competitive field – especially with three virtual quarterfinals to
handle companies from as far away as Turkey, UAE, the
Netherlands, etc.
Our judges were impressed with the level of innovation
presented, as well as with the broad array of our business
acceleration awards. We look forward to helping the winning teams
fast-track their commercialization. We intend to add additional
quarterfinal sites again next year, for what will be the 11th
annual GAMIC collaboration between SAE International and MI
Innovation Alliance."
"Hosting the GAMIC finals at the 2018 WCX World Congress
Experience was a perfect way to showcase these startups in an
interactive environment – the Learning Lab – at the center of the
show floor" said Marc LeDuc, Senior
Content Development Specialist / Producer of The Exchange, SAE
International. "With the rate of new technological innovation, the
need for faster product development and the global search of
talent, SAE was excited to serve as a platform for these critical
conversations between OEMs, Tier One suppliers and the start-up
community."
"The search for advanced mobility technologies is ever
accelerating, from and between Silicon Valley, Boston and Detroit, to points all around the globe" added
Milton Roye, MI Innovation Alliance co-chair. "Innovators come to
GAMIC for access, mentoring and the strategic introductions that
can make great technologies the right technologies. Our 80-plus
judges, mentors and volunteers – from automakers, suppliers,
investors and accelerators – help the teams make the critical
connections today, for the vehicles and apps of tomorrow."
Major sponsors for GAMIC 2018 include: Planet M, ESG Automotive,
Sterne Kessler, Automation Alley, and Denso. For additional
information visit http://www.gamicevent.org.
About GAMIC – http://www.gamicevent.org
The Global Automotive & Mobility Challenge, or GAMIC, is a
catalyst to improve the speed at which early-stage automotive and
mobility companies can commercialize new technologies. The
competition was created to: identify innovative companies from
around the world; cultivate their technologies and solutions; and
hasten their adoption into the automotive industry. Participants
get exposure to over 10,000 mobility experts at the GAMIC Finals
during the SAE International WCX World Congress Experience each
April. Winners share more than $360,000 in commercialization acceleration
services and cash awards, along with facilitated introductions to
the industry's top decision-makers and influencers.
GAMIC is a sponsored activity of the MI Innovation Alliance, a
501(c)3 corporation.
About SAE International – http://www.sae.org
SAE International is a global association committed to being the
ultimate knowledge source for the engineering profession. By
uniting more than 127,000 engineers and technical experts, we drive
knowledge and expertise across a broad spectrum of industries. We
act on two priorities: encouraging a lifetime of learning for
mobility engineering professionals; and setting the standards for
industry engineering. We strive for a better world through the work
of our philanthropic SAE Foundation, including programs like A
World in Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series™.
SOURCE SAE International