Perceptive Automata Wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Award
Company named 3rd place winner for AI software innovation
BOSTON, Oct. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Perceptive Automata, the leading provider of human behavior understanding AI for machines, has been named the 3rd place winner in the Technology & Innovation: Software category for this year's XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI).
Perceptive Automata is creating best-in-class artificial intelligence software that gives automated vehicles the ability to understand the intentions of humans so they can drive safely and smoothly in our human-dominated road environments. Perceptive Automata is being recognized for its first-of-its-kind collaboration with Volvo Trucks North America and Dependable Highway Express (DHE), that demonstrated the use of Perceptive Automata's software to enhance truck drivers' situational awareness of pedestrians and therefore contributing to road safety.
"We are thrilled to be included amongst such highly respected and innovative companies," said Sam Anthony, co-founder and CTO, Perceptive Automata. "We are honored that AUVSI has recognized our work on solving one of the most important challenges facing automated vehicles on the road: understanding human behavior. This recognition showcases the hard work and innovation of our team in providing autonomous vehicles the ability to interact smoothly and safely with humans on the road by understanding what other road users are thinking."
"The rapid growth of the unmanned systems industry is reshaping our future by expanding business markets, providing consumers with innovative solutions and even saving lives," said Brian Wynne, president and CEO of AUVSI. "The XCELLENCE awards recognize companies and individuals who are achieving remarkable results with unmanned systems technology to benefit our communities."
XPONENTIAL offers a broad-based and balanced educational program brimming with cutting-edge content and inspirational insights, ranging from policy implications and technical challenges to use cases and best practices across vertical markets and everything in between. The AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards honor innovators with a demonstrated commitment to advancing autonomy, leading and promoting safe adoption of unmanned systems and developing programs that use these technologies to save lives and improve the human condition.
As the unmanned systems industry's largest trade show and conference, XPONENTIAL offers a broad-based and balanced educational program brimming with cutting-edge content and inspirational insights, ranging from policy implications and technical challenges to use cases and best practices across vertical markets and everything in between. For more information about the AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards and XPONENTIAL, visit xponential.org
About Perceptive Automata
Perceptive Automata is creating a best-in-class artificial intelligence that gives machines, such as self-driving cars, the ability to understand the human state of mind. The company combines behavioral science techniques with machine learning to give autonomous systems the capability to anticipate and react to human behavior, enabling autonomous vehicles to navigate safely and smoothly around pedestrians, cyclists, and other drivers. This is essential for autonomous systems to seamlessly roll out in human-dominated road environments and to deliver a smooth ride experience for passengers of autonomous mobility services. For more information about Perceptive Automata, visit http://www.perceptiveautomata.com.
About AUVSI
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)—the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics—represents corporations and professionals from more than 60 countries involved in industry, government and academia. AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets. For more information, visit AUVSI.org.
About AUVSI XPONENTIAL
AUVSI XPONENTIAL is the largest, most significant event for the unmanned systems industry. The 2020 virtual event will showcase hundreds of cutting-edge companies from around the world and will feature educational programming by unmanned systems experts, providing information about the future of policy, technology and business solutions.
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