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HARMAN wins Driver Safety Solution award for Ready Aware platform. * By MT Bureau * October 21, 2026 HARMAN has received recognition from the AutoTech Breakthrough Awards, marking the fourth consecutive year the company has been honoured by the market intelligence organisation. The Ready Aware platform received the Driver Safety Solution designation for 2026. Ready Aware operates as a software-defined vehicle-to-network solution that integrates infrastructure feeds, vehicle telemetry, cloud analytics and digital twin data to provide contextual in-vehicle warnings. The system processes information regarding road conditions, weather, traffic hazards and signal timing to deliver alerts beyond the driver's line of sight. The architecture works with existing 4G and 5G cellular hardware and vehicle cloud environments, enabling automakers to deploy software updates without hardware modifications. The platform supports Euro NCAP compliance requirements and offers over 15 safety use cases, including intersection warnings, red-light notifications and hazard alerts. Bryan Vaughn, Managing Director, AutoTech Breakthrough, said, "HARMAN Ready Aware is redefining vehicle safety from reactive intervention to proactive awareness. Almost a quarter of U.S. traffic deaths and roughly half of injuries are related to intersections. Cameras and sensors can be limited by physical occlusions and, on their own, may not have access to information about upcoming signal changes or other traffic conditions. Ready Aware's software-defined model connects the intelligence already present in cities and connected vehicles, then delivers it to the driver as a timely, contextual alert. Ready Aware turns infrastructure data, vehicle telemetry and cloud analytics into actionable driver awareness - available today, scalable tomorrow, and quickly deployable." The system uses a cloud analytics and scoring layer named the Confidence Engine to filter data feeds, reduce false alerts and prioritise notifications to minimise distraction. Automakers can integrate the software via client-to-cloud or cloud-to-cloud configurations to support subscription services and feature monetisation. Suman Sehra, Global Head of Connectivity Product and Portfolio Management, HARMAN, said, "Ready Aware gives automakers a flexible way to move connected vehicle safety from reactive intervention to proactive awareness. By transforming real-time road intelligence into timely, contextual alerts, Ready Aware helps drivers anticipate hazards before they come into view while giving automakers a scalable foundation to continuously enhance safety through software. This recognition reflects HARMAN's vision for safer, more informed mobility."

Harman Ready Aware wins AutoTech Breakthrough safety award. AutoTech Breakthrough named Ready Aware its Driver Safety Solution of the Year, Harman's fourth consecutive win in the programme * October 20, 2026 Harman's Ready Aware, which warns drivers about hazards before they come into view, has been named Driver Safety Solution of the Year at the 2026 AutoTech Breakthrough Awards. The cloud-based system needs no extra sensors or hardware, and the award is Harman's fourth in a row from the programme. Ready Aware is a vehicle-to-network (V2N) software-as-a-service platform. It combines vehicle, road, traffic, weather and infrastructure data in the cloud to warn drivers of hazards beyond their line of sight. A confidence engine scores each event and filters out false positives to limit alert fatigue. The platform offers more than 15 use cases, including warnings of disabled vehicles, emergency braking ahead, slippery roads, lane closures and traffic signal changes. The system runs over existing 4G and 5G connectivity, so carmakers can add it without extra sensors or hardware and expand its features through software updates. Harman says it also helps carmakers meet relevant Euro NCAP criteria while letting them keep control of how the service is monetised. "Almost a quarter of U.S. traffic deaths and roughly half of injuries are related to intersections. Cameras and sensors can be limited by physical occlusions and, on their own, may not have access to information about upcoming signal changes or other traffic conditions," said Bryan Vaughn, Managing Director of AutoTech Breakthrough. Because the alerts travel over cellular networks, Ready Aware avoids the dedicated roadside and in-vehicle V2X hardware that has slowed direct vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. The same awards programme also named Indie Semiconductor's driver and occupant monitoring platform its In-Cabin Solution of the Year.

Ruiz Campo to head Martin Professional North America sales. Published 20 October 2026 [USA] Harman Professional Solutions has announced the appointment of Pablo Ruiz Campo as Martin Professional's sales leader for North America. In this role, Campo will lead the strategy and execution for Harman's Martin Professional lighting business across the U.S. and Canada, with a focus on driving revenue growth, expanding market presence and strengthening key customer and channel partnerships. Campo brings more than 15 years of sales leadership and business development experience in the professional entertainment and lighting industries. Prior to joining Harman, he served as Americas sales manager at Signify Entertainment, where he was responsible for sales strategy and margin performance across North and South America while leading a team of key account and business development managers. Earlier in his career, Campo held several sales and key account leadership roles with Philips across the U.S., Latin America and Europe. "Pablo brings a strong combination of commercial leadership, international experience and deep knowledge of the professional lighting market to Martin," said Mike Schoen, vice president & general manager, North America, Harman Professional Solutions. "His experience developing sales strategies, leading teams and building customer and channel relationships across multiple markets will be valuable as we continue to grow the Martin business throughout the U.S. and Canada." "I'm excited to join Harman and become part of the Martin Professional team," said Campo. "Martin has a strong legacy in professional lighting, and I look forward to building on that foundation and helping shape the next chapter of the business in North America." Campo is based in Richardson, Texas. Weekly news headlines. Get weekly headlines straight to your inbox!