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 # HARMAN Named a Finalist for Five Reuters D.R.I.V.E. Honours, Celebrating Automotive Excellence and Innovation

 

##### HARMAN’s Ready Care and Ready Upgrade amongst advanced products in the running for an ‘Innovation’ honour

 

 

 Sep 27, 2023 9:30 AM ET

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[Originally published on HARMAN Newsroom](https://news.harman.com/releases/harman-named-a-finalist-for-five-reuters-d-r-i-v-e-honours-celebrating-automotive-excellence-and-innovation)

STAMFORD, CT., September 27, 2023 /3BL/ – HARMAN has been shortlisted for five awards in the Reuters D.R.I.V.E. Honours, a prestigious annual event recognizing automotive excellence globally, celebrating innovation, commitment, impact, and leadership within the industry.

Christian Sobottka, President of Automotive at HARMAN, has been shortlisted in the category of ‘Visionary Leader’ for the part he has played in transforming HARMAN’s business, processes and culture to position it as the in-cabin experience partner of choice for the automotive industry. Under his lead, the company has developed a full line-up of ‘Ready’ products that deliver compelling in-cabin experiences, resulting in remarkable commercial success. Key to this transformation has been a shift in organizational culture, enabled by Sobottka. He has been instrumental in nurturing an environment of trust and transparency where employees are empowered to bring their unique ideas to the table and play an active and purposeful role in the company’s transformation.

Also a finalist is Katrin Schneider, Senior VP of System Test & Validation, who has been recognized in the ‘Empowering Women’ category. Schneider was nominated for her outstanding leadership qualities and success in implementing a new agile organizational structure derived from the software development sector, as well as her mentorship to empower young women to strive for new roles within the company.

In addition to recognition for its team members, the HARMAN Global Automotive Mentoring Program has been shortlisted for the commitment it demonstrates to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The ‘DEI Commitment’ award recognizes projects and initiatives that foster progressive, diverse workforces. Since 2019, the HARMAN Global Automotive Mentoring Program has been developing employee skills globally through knowledge transfer, increasing staff engagement, promoting career development, boosting diversity and inclusion, and expanding the company’s leadership pipeline.

In the ‘Innovation’ category, both HARMAN’s Ready Care and Ready Upgrade products have been shortlisted for pushing boundaries and driving industry advancement. These are part of HARMAN Automotive’s expanding portfolio of products that are designed and built to deliver consumer experience at automotive grade.

Launched in September 2022, HARMAN Ready Care is the industry’s first closed-loop interior sensing and tailored interventions product that measures eye activity, cognitive load, and vital signs to gauge attention on the road. Utilizing advanced sensor technology, predictive artificial intelligence, learnings from neuroscience and personalized interventions, Ready Care enhances driver focus, wellbeing and occupant safety, and equips drivers with intelligent tools to promote safer behaviors while driving. More information about Ready Care can be found [here](https://car.harman.com/experiences/ready-care).

Also in the running is HARMAN Ready Upgrade, a set of fully upgradeable, production-ready hardware and software products that allow OEMs to deliver updates throughout the life of the vehicle to meet consumer technology expectations. It empowers consumers to add and upgrade their in-vehicle experiences as easily as they would their smart phones, helping to equip vehicles for today and tomorrow. The innovative product has premium manufacturer Ferrari as its first confirmed customer, which will leverage it to deliver fully upgradeable consumer electronics-level experiences into the cabin across its vehicle line-up, quickly, and cost effectively. More information about Ready Upgrade can be found [here](https://car.harman.com/experiences/harman-ready-upgrade).

HARMAN’s products, executives and initiatives will go up against OEMs and other automotive industry suppliers for the highly-competitive Reuters D.R.I.V.E. Honours, with the winners set to be announced on 19 October 2023.

**ABOUT HARMAN**

HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the Internet of Things. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 50 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. Our software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In March 2017, HARMAN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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