Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational intelligence, announced that 2025 Altair Enlighten Award is now open for submissions. The prize is awarded annually in collaboration with Center for Automotive Research (CAR) and honors the greatest sustainability– and the lightweight advances in automotive industry which reduces the carbon footprint, reduces water and energy consumption and utilizes the reuse and recycling of materials.
“Without advanced technology – like Altair’s – we wouldn’t see the innovation that characterizes the modern automotive industry. The Enlighten Award honors the innovations, technologies and organizations that create a better and more sustainable industry,” says James R. Scapa, Founder and CEO of Altair“Altair is proud to recognize those at the forefront of electrification, sustainable material use and lightweight – and to once again showcase the amazing ways in which organizations are meeting global sustainability goals through this award.”
The categories for the Enlighten Award are:
- Sustainable product – highlights a production vehicle (or larger system module) that incorporates emission reductions, lightweighting, material circularity and safety advances.
- Sustainable process – highlights processes that enable emission reductions, reuse and/or recycling of materials, and water conservation during the manufacturing or construction phase.
- Lightweight module – Recognizes mass reduction of a vehicle module, subsystem or component.
- Enabling technology – Recognizes technological advances that enable lightweight vehicles, including a material, a production process, a design method, or a joining technique.
- Future of Lightweighting – Recognizes a process, material or technology that is not in production, but has significant potential to advance lightweight vehicles.
- Responsible AI – Recognizes the responsible use of AI throughout the automotive value chain – from design, construction and operation to production and use in traffic.
- Sustainable Computing – Recognizes the implementation of methods and technologies that prioritize energy efficiency, use of renewable energy, reduced environmental impact, and that contribute to more sustainable and environmentally friendly computers.
“Every year it is an honor to be awarded Altair Enlighten Award at CAR's Management Briefing Seminars (MBS)”, says Andrew Brown Jr, Chairman of the Board of Directors of CAR. “The Enlighten Award is truly unique – no matter how big or small your company is, how established you are or what you specialize in, the only thing that matters is how you promote sustainability in the automotive industry. Come to Detroit for the 60th anniversary of MBS to see this year's exciting entries.”
An award that arouses interest among industry, engineers, decision-makers, teachers, students and the public worldwide. Previous winners include GM, Ford, Stellantis, Harley-Davidson, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Ferrari, JLR, Mercedes, BMW, SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) and many more.
Enlighten Award entries must be received by June 16, 2025. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on September 16, 2025, at the annual CAR MBS event. This year, MBS returns to the heart of the American auto industry – Detroit, Michigan – at the historic Michigan Central Station. Media Partners for Altair Enlighten Award 2025 include SAE, Automotive Engineering, Tech Briefs, Automobil Industrie, Autocar Professional, KSAE, AutoBild Japan, Auto Messe Web and Auto Messe Web Worldwide.
To learn more about the Enlighten Award or to submit an entry, visit https://altair.com/enlighten-award.
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