Automotive News selects 34 finalists for 2023 PACE Awards

The 2023 Automotive News PACE Award finalists and their innovations are:

Apex.AI 
Palo Alto, Calif.
Apex.Grace SDK

Aptiv 
Troy, Mich.
Aptiv Rapid Power Reserve

Aspen Aerogels
Northborough, Mass.
PyroThin advanced thermal barriers

Autoneum 
Novi, Mich.
Re-Liner wheelhouse outer liner made of recycled bumpers from end-of-life cars

BlackBerry QNX
Waterloo, Ontario 
BlackBerry IVY

Carbon Revolution 
Waurn Ponds, Australia
Carbon fiber automotive wheels

Chamberlain Group 
Oak Brook, Ill.
Vehicle-embedded myQ Connected Garage

Continental 
Hannover, Germany
Benova Eco Protect

Dana Inc.
Maumee, Ohio
Multi-mode, electro-mechanical infinitely variable transmission 

DriveU.auto 
Ra’anana, Israel
Autonomous vehicle teleoperation connectivity platform

Dürr Systems Inc. 
Southfield, Mich.
EcoInCure — painted vehicle curing from the inside

Faurecia 
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Immersive display

Forvia 
Auburn Hills, Mich.
All-in-one seating

Gentex 
Zeeland, Mich.
Gentex mirror-integrated digital video recorder

Gentherm Inc. 
Northville, Mich.
ClimateSense personalized micro-climate solution

Lear Corp.
Southfield, Mich.
ReNewKnitTM – sustainable composite material for interiors

Magna 
Newmarket, Ontario
Integrated driver & occupant monitoring system

Magna 
Troy, Mich.
Thermoplastic swing doors

Marelli 
Tolmezzo, Italy
Laser wire rear lamp

Marelli 
Bologna, Italy
Vehicle domain control module

MCi, A Flex Co. 
Farmington Hills, Mich.
Combi drive actuator

Nemak 
Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Innovative sustainable material card for lightweight HPDC cast product

Schaeffler Group 
Bavaria, Germany
Schaeffler eRocker system: electromechanical valve deactivation

Sensata Technologies 
Changzhou, China
Fuel cell vehicle antifreeze pressure sensor

Sensata Technologies 
Hengelo, Netherlands
GigaFuse – high voltage passive/active fast disconnect

Stanadyne 
Changshu City, China
Stanadyne two-piston diesel common rail fuel pump

UVeye 
Teaneck, N.J. 
UVeye

Valeo Detection Systems 
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
Valeo 3rd generation LiDAR perception system

Valeo Vision 
Bobigny, France
Thin bilite module

Visteon 
Van Buren Township, Mich.
Motorcycle integrated cockpit domain controller

Visteon 
Van Buren Township, Mich.
smartBMS

Yazaki Corp.
Susono City, Japan
Increased safety, reliability and longevity of electric contact points in EV

Yazaki Corp.
Susono City, Japan
FPC busbar module

ZF Group 
Stemwede, Germany
cubiX vehicle motion control software system