Volvo and Ford claimed top honors at the 2016 Tu-Automotive awards this week. The two companies were declared joint winners in the coveted OEM of the Year category. The annual Tu-Automotive awards recognize the very best players in the connected car industry. Volvo and Ford tied because the judges who included Jeremy Kaplan Digital Trends editor in chief couldnt agree on a single winner after an hour of deliberation. Tu-Automotive explainedthat on the one hand Volvo was deserving of the award because its research covers all aspects of in-car tech including safety autonomous driving insurance V2X and big data. Ford on the other hand deserved to share first-place honorsfor its efforts to bring tech to the masses. Volvo also won an award in the Best Active Safety category. The judges hailed the Swedish carmakers Pilot Assist technology as the most advanced deployment of autonomous features adding that the system is highly innovative. Pilot assist comes standard on the 2017 Volvo S90. The judges recognized Magellans eXplorist TRX7 as the Best Aftermarket Telematics Product/Service. Billed as a GPS for off-roaders it won because its a creative product that really hit the spot and disrupted an underserved market. Other Tu-Automotive award winners include PolySync (Newcomer of the Year) Security Innovation (Best Auto Cybersecurity Product/Service) and Veniam (Best Auto Mobility Product/Service). The award for Best Insurance Telematics Product/Service went to AXA Global Direct Frances YouDrive program which was judged to be both ambitious and innovative. Finally Julia Steyn General Motors vice president of urban mobility programs was named Influencer of the Year. The judges indicatedthat she won the award for boldly embracing car-sharing. Notably sheleads the team in charge of Maven GMs recently-established ride-sharing service. Read more:http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/2016-tu-automotive-awards-news-awards-categories/#:iONTXS8oAUSgtA You can contact us via any of our cash for cars profiles to get in touch The post VOLVO FORD WIN COVETED CONNECTED CAR AWARDS appeared first on http://dublin.cashforcarsireland.com/ via Cash For Cars - Locations http://dublin.cashforcarsireland.com/volvo-ford-win-coveted-connected-car-awards/