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Automotive Awards

The IAF Awards celebrate organizations and teams that set new benchmarks for technology, user experience, environmental responsibility, safety, and societal impact.

IAF World Automotive Awards

Recognizing excellence in innovation, design, sustainability, quality, mobility futures and supply-chain leadership across the global automotive ecosystem.

The IAF Awards celebrate organizations and teams that set new benchmarks for technology, user experience, environmental responsibility, safety, and societal impact.

Entries are open to IAF members and non-members alike. Submissions are peer-reviewed by independent juries composed of industry leaders, academics, and technical experts.

This page outlines award categories, criteria, timeline, and how to nominate.

Award Categories

Each category is evaluated by an independent jury with discipline-specific expertise.

Innovation & Technology Award

Breakthroughs in electrified, hybrid and autonomous systems; software excellence, cybersecurity posture, OTA lifecycle maturity.

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Design Excellence Award

Outstanding aesthetics and user experience; sustainable materials, ergonomics, and human-centred HMI solutions.

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Sustainability & Green Mobility Award

Carbon reduction strategies, circularity and recycling, green manufacturing and measurable lifecycle improvements.

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Quality & Safety Leadership Award

Excellence in safety performance and quality systems; achievements in testing, validation and continuous improvement.

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Future Mobility Award

Contributions to smart cities, integrated mobility, connected vehicles and secure data ecosystems.

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Supplier Excellence Award

Reliability, quality and sustainability in the supply chain; breakthrough contributions by SMEs and mid-tier vendors.

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award

Fair labour, ethics and community impact; education, equality and long-term social value creation.

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Start-up & Entrepreneurship Award

High-potential young companies delivering scalable innovation in mobility, energy, software or services.

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Lifetime Achievement Award

Distinguished individual contribution to automotive progress and public good over a sustained career.

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Evaluation Criteria

Transparent, comparable and evidence-based scoring across categories.

Innovation

Originality and technological advancement; measurable contribution to the state of the art.

Feasibility & Scalability

Readiness for market deployment; manufacturability, maintainability and scale-up potential.

Impact

Benefits for users, industry and society; productivity, safety and access outcomes.

Sustainability

Environmental and social performance; circularity and lifecycle considerations.

Compliance & Standards Alignment

Alignment with widely recognized international standards and responsible practices.

Performance & Reliability

Measured safety, quality and durability indicators under realistic conditions.

Application Process & Timeline

Annual cycle with clear milestones from nomination to awards ceremony.

  1. Submit online nomination (self-nomination or third-party).
  2. Eligibility & completeness screening by the Secretariat.
  3. Jury evaluation with rubric-based scoring and shortlisting.
  4. Finalist presentations and evidence review.
  5. Winners approved by the Awards Steering Panel.
Evidence may include test reports, deployments, user studies, lifecycle analyses, or independent audits, depending on category.
Indicative Timeline
  • Call for Entries: Jan–Mar
  • Jury Review: Apr–May
  • Finalists Announced: June
  • Ceremony: Sept (host city rotates)

Jury & Governance

Independent panels drawn from industry, academia, safety bodies and civil society, with conflict-of-interest safeguards.

Panel Composition

Balanced expertise across regions and stakeholder groups; jurors serve fixed terms under the Awards Charter.

Impartiality & Ethics

Mandatory disclosures, recusals where relevant, and a documented appeals procedure to ensure fairness.

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Submissions are welcomed from OEMs, suppliers, mobility services, start-ups, research institutions and public authorities.

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FAQ

Applications are open worldwide to companies, institutions and individual teams. Membership is not required.

Yes, provided the entry addresses each category’s specific criteria with distinct evidence.

Fee policy is published on the nomination page. Fee waivers may be available for academic and non-profit entries.

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