Nominations Are Open For the 2026 Software-Defined Vehicle Innovator Awards
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2023 SDV Innovator Award winner, Magnus Östberg, Chief Software Officer, Mercedes-Benz AG. Photo: Renz Dimaandal.
Darren Palmer, Vice President, Electric Vehicle Programs, Ford Model e, Ford Motor Company. Photo: Renz Dimaandal.
MotorTrend SDV Innovator Award 2024 winner Stefano Marzani of AWS, with 2023 winner Wendy Bauer. Photo: William Walker.
MotorTrend SDV Innovator Award 2025 winner Tolla Cherwenaka, AWS. Photo: Greg Doherty/Getty Images for MotorTrend.
MotorTrend 2023 SDV Innovator Award winner Wassym Bensaid, Rivian. Photo: Renz Dimaandal.
MotorTrend 2025 SDV Innovator Award 2025 winners Wes Morril of Tesla and Anders Bell of Volvo. Photo: Greg Doherty/Getty Images for MotorTrend
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2023 SDV Innovator Award winner, Magnus Östberg, Chief Software Officer, Mercedes-Benz AG. Photo: Renz Dimaandal.
Darren Palmer, Vice President, Electric Vehicle Programs, Ford Model e, Ford Motor Company. Photo: Renz Dimaandal.
MotorTrend SDV Innovator Award 2024 winner Stefano Marzani of AWS, with 2023 winner Wendy Bauer. Photo: William Walker.
MotorTrend SDV Innovator Award 2025 winner Tolla Cherwenaka, AWS. Photo: Greg Doherty/Getty Images for MotorTrend.
MotorTrend 2023 SDV Innovator Award winner Wassym Bensaid, Rivian. Photo: Renz Dimaandal.
MotorTrend 2025 SDV Innovator Award 2025 winners Wes Morril of Tesla and Anders Bell of Volvo. Photo: Greg Doherty/Getty Images for MotorTrend