THE ADAS EXCELLENCE AWARDS - 2026

The ADAS Excellence Awards 2026 are designed to recognise organisations demonstrating meaningful achievements in automotive safety, ADAS, intelligent mobility and India-specific automotive engineering.

The awards focus on:

• ✓Engineering excellence
• ✓Innovation
• ✓Safety impact
• ✓Real-world deployment
• ✓Localisation
• ✓Cost and scalability
• ✓Contribution to the Indian mobility ecosystem

The awards recognise the quality and impact of a specific achievement, rather than simply the size or reputation of a company.

OEM EXCELLENCE AWARDS

For OEMs / Vehicle Manufacturers

1. Excellence in Safety Innovation
Recognising OEMs that proactively identify and address foreseeable safety risks through innovative safety technologies.

2. Excellence in Safety for the Masses
Recognising OEMs making advanced safety technologies accessible to a wider section of road users through affordability, standard fitment, high production volumes and cost-optimised vehicle architectures.

3. Excellence in India-Ready ADAS
Recognising OEMs demonstrating superior ADAS performance and robustness for India's unique traffic, road, environmental and driving conditions.

TIER-1 / TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE AWARDS

For Tier-1 Suppliers / Technology Companies

1. 1. Excellence in ADAS Sensing Technology
2. 2. Excellence in Beyond-Compliance Safety Innovation
3. 3. Excellence in Software-Defined ADAS & Support for Assist-to-Autonomy
4. 4. Excellence in Sensor-Minimal / Sensorless ADAS
5. 5. Excellence in ADAS Localization & Cost Optimization

Detailed descriptions of each category should expand within this same FAQ when required.

START NOMINATIONS →

The awards have two dedicated tracks:

OEM / Vehicle Manufacturers

and

Tier-1 / Technology Companies

The nomination form will automatically show the relevant award categories and questions based on the organisation type selected.

Step 1 — Select Organisation Type
Choose OEM or Tier-1 / Technology Company.

Step 2 — Select Award Category
Select the category most relevant to your achievement.

Step 3 — Review the Questions
Review the nomination questions before beginning.

Step 4 — Complete the Nomination
Present a clear, evidence-based case.

Step 5 — Provide Supporting Evidence
Provide non-confidential and verifiable evidence wherever possible.

Step 6 — Submit Online
Submit the nomination and receive a nomination acknowledgement/reference number.

Companies should nominate a specific technology, product, vehicle capability, engineering achievement or programme.

The awards are not intended for a general submission covering numerous unrelated ADAS features.

The focus should be on:

Problem → Engineering / Innovation → Evidence → Impact

A strong nomination should demonstrate:

• What real-world safety problem was identified?
• What engineering challenge was solved?
• What was innovative about the solution?
• What India-specific adaptation was required?
• What measurable improvement was achieved?
• Has the technology been validated or deployed?
• How scalable is the solution?
• What contribution has it made to the Indian mobility ecosystem?

The number of ADAS features does not determine the strength of a nomination.

The focus is on the meaningful engineering, safety or mobility impact created by the nominated achievement.

Every nomination is evaluated using a 100-point framework:

The Jury evaluates the quality, evidence and impact of the nomination rather than the reputation or size of the organisation.

The awards are evaluated by an independent Industry Jury comprising senior professionals and experts from the automotive, ADAS, safety, engineering, research and technology ecosystem.

Jury Chairperson

Mr. Koustubh Tilak
Independent Automotive Consultant

Jury Members

Mrs. Ujjwala Karle
Sr. Deputy Director, Technology Group, Digital Twin Lab, ARAI

Mrs. Madhuri Marathe
Automotive Consultant

Professor Siddartha Khastgir, CEng MIMechE
Head of Safe Autonomy, WMG, University of Warwick, UK

Dr. A. K. Prakash
Automotive Consultant

Dr. Anirban Roy
Professor, Wadhwani School, IIT Kanpur

Yes.

Nominations should provide non-confidential and verifiable evidence wherever possible.

Companies may use:

• Approximate ranges
• Normalised results
• Non-confidential benchmarks
• Publicly available evidence
• Indicative deployment figures

This allows the Jury to assess the engineering substance and impact without requiring disclosure of protected intellectual property.

No.

Nominees should not disclose:

• Proprietary algorithms
• Source code
• Customer-confidential information
• Exact confidential BOM/cost information
• Sensitive competitive information
• Other commercially restricted information

Use non-confidential information or indicative/normalised data where appropriate.

Yes.

Commercial participation in THE ADAS SHOW does not determine award outcomes.

The Jury does not award recognition based on:

• Sponsorship value
• Exhibition size
• Marketing spend
• Number of delegate passes
• Commercial package selected
• Brand visibility

Recognition is based on merit, evidence, engineering excellence, innovation, safety impact, deployment, scalability and contribution to Indian mobility.

Participation Can Be Purchased. Recognition Cannot.

No.

There is no nomination fee.

IS THERE AN AWARD FEE?

No.

There is no award fee.

Yes.

The complete nomination questions can be reviewed before beginning the submission, allowing engineering, ADAS, safety, R&D and management teams to prepare the required information.

After submission:

• The company receives a nomination acknowledgement/reference number.
• The nomination undergoes an initial completeness review.
• The completed nomination is then placed before the Industry Jury for evaluation.

3 December 2026

ARAI's ADAS TEST CITY, Pune

The awards will be presented during THE ADAS SHOW 2026.

The ADAS Excellence Awards provide an opportunity to demonstrate your organisation's achievement in:

• Engineering excellence
• Innovation leadership
• Safety impact
• India-specific capability
• Real-world deployment
• Localisation
• Cost and scalability innovation
• Contribution to India's intelligent mobility ecosystem