IEE recognized with a CLEPA Innovation Award
News / March 21, 2016
IEE is proud to announce that on Thursday 18th March 2016, the company was recognized with a CLEPA Innovation Award at a ceremony in Brussels.
Luxembourg 21st March, 2016 - IEE is proud to announce that on Thursday 18th March 2016, the company was recognized with a CLEPA Innovation Award at a ceremony in Brussels. Organised in cooperation with Deloitte, the Innovation Awards highlight the outstanding achievements made by the European automotive supplier industry.
In the presence of more than 160 guests from the European automotive industry along with EU policymakers, IEE and BMW were jointly presented with the third prize in the Co-operation category for Hands Off Detection (HOD).
Michel Witte, IEE’s CEO & President, accepted the award on the company’s behalf.
“It was an honor to be recognized by CLEPA for our innovation and for our co-operation with BMW,” says Mr. Witte. “With 76 applications from 45 companies, it was an extremely competitive field and we are very pleased that our work with BMW on HOD was acknowledged in this way.”
IEE’s HOD is a capacitive sensor that provides input for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, notifying them in less than 100 milliseconds whether or not the driver has their hands on the wheel.
“In future vehicles with autonomous driving functions, we expect that HOD will play a major role in monitoring the transition between manual and automated driving modes,” says Mr. Witte. “Receiving this Award demonstrates the quality of both our product and our collaboration with customers, and paves the way for HOD to be introduced into more vehicles in the future.”
About IEE
IEE S.A. is an innovative developer of specialized sensing systems. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Luxembourg, the company has operations in Europe, the US and Asia. IEE is a global leader in automotive safety sensing systems for occupant detection and classification. The company's solutions are dedicated to the following markets: Automotive, Building Management & Security, and Medical, Health & Sports. IEE employs 1,900 people worldwide and more than 10 % of the company's workforce is engaged in Research & Development. For more information, please visit www.iee.lu.
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IEE and BMW are presented with the third prize in the Co-operation category of the 2016 CLEPA Innovation Award for Hands Off Detection (HOD). From left to right: Mr. Roberto Vavassori, President of CLEPA, Mr. Michel Witte, President & CEO of IEE S.A., Dr. Michael Streifinger, BMW.