The Seoul Mobility Show Organizing Committee (Organizing Committee Chairperson and Chairman of the Korea Automobile Industry Association, Gangnam Hoon, hereinafter referred to as the Organizing Committee) will hold the ‘Seoul Mobility Award’ to discover excellent companies with innovative technologies in the future mobility industry and foster the mobility industry. announced on the 2nd.
In connection with the theme of the ‘2023 Seoul Mobility Show’, ‘Sustainable Connected Mobility (Sustainable and Intelligent Mobility Revolution)’, the Seoul Mobility Awards are dedicated to technologies such as autonomous driving and connected cars, MaaS, UAM, personal mobility, and mobility infrastructure. It is promoted as a comprehensive mobility awards ceremony that encompasses the utilization platform.
Hosted by the Seoul Mobility Show Organizing Committee and co-hosted by KAIST, Korea Automobile Research Institute, Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology, and Autonomous Driving Technology Development Innovation Project, this award consists of ▲contest and reception ▲preliminary screening ▲final presentation ▲award ceremony, It is a technology-centered event where exhibitions and networking are integrated.
The Organizing Committee plans to foster this award as a global mobility award by expanding the scope of participation to domestic and foreign mobility-related companies in addition to companies participating in the Seoul Mobility Show.
Applications for the contest can be checked on the Seoul Mobility Show website. Companies wishing to participate can submit the application form and technology introduction by e-mail, and the application deadline is February 2th (Tuesday).
The exhibition areas consist of ▲Mobility Hardware (passenger/commercial vehicles, UAM, personal mobility, etc.), ▲Mobility Software (mobility intangible services such as MaaS, SaaS, etc.), and ▲Mobility Tech (new product technologies such as parts and accessories). do.
After submitting applications, companies that advance to the final round will be selected through document screening, and a final presentation will be held during the exhibition period of the 2023 Seoul Mobility Show, among which the excellent, grand prize, and grand prize winners will be announced and awarded.
The awards are grand prize (1 company, prize money of 300 million won and certificate/plaque granted), grand prize (1 company per category, total of 3 companies, prize money of 100 million won and certificate/plaque granted), excellence award (2 companies per category, total 6 companies) , listing and 50 won discount on booth fees), and special prizes (two companies, 2 won discount on listing and booth fees), etc. The companies are provided with benefits such as discounts on prize money or booth fees, and award-winning logos attached to their booths in the exhibition hall. Special awards are operated separately depending on the situation of the relevant institution.
An official from the Seoul Mobility Show Organizing Committee said, “The importance of technological innovation is emerging in line with the development of the future mobility industry, such as the acceleration of mobility technology development and the expansion of its scope.” He added, “Through this award, we will discover companies with innovative mobility technologies and focus the attention of the public and media to fully support the creation of a virtuous cycle of corporate growth, such as attracting investment from buyers and technology agreements between companies.” .
Meanwhile, at the last Seoul Mobility Awards, Hyundai Mobis’ ‘e-Corner Module’ was selected as the grand prize, and in addition to this, Blue Shark, GMJECO, SK Telecom, and Car&People were introduced and received favorable reviews.
In particular, this year, it is expected to become a venue to lead the mobility industry in earnest by allowing mobility field start-ups to showcase new technologies of various products in order to expand industry-academia cooperation programs.
The ‘2023 Seoul Mobility Show’, where the final presentation of this award will be held, will be held at KINTEX Exhibition Center 3 in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do for a total of 30 days, starting with Press Day on March 4th (Thursday) and ending on April 9th (Sunday).