Leading Market Intelligence Organization for Automotive and Transportation Technologies Honors HARMAN for the Third Consecutive Year

From immersive in-cabin entertainment to transformative situational awareness that anticipates your needs before you do, the future of mobility offers unlimited potential. Yet in order to meet the demand for safer, smarter and more emotionally intelligent interactions between drivers and vehicles, reliable connectivity is key. HARMAN, the automotive technology leader and subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., is prepared to meet this moment with its Ready Connect product and the automotive industry is taking notice. Today, the company announced that it was named the “Connected Car Solution Provider of The Year” in the sixth annual AutoTech Breakthrough Awards, which recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global automotive and transportation technology market today.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251016935450/en/

Stay Connected Wherever the Road Leads

Envision a journey where you’re driving through winding mountain roads or along a remote coastline and your vehicle remains effortlessly connected—keeping you in touch with loved ones and emergency services, seamlessly and reliably throughout your drive. That’s the vision behind HARMAN Ready Connect, a next-generation suite of telematics control units (TCUs) designed to help drivers and passengers stay connected to what matters most, even in challenging environments.

With Ready Connect, vehicles gain uninterrupted access to critical services like emergency SOS, navigation, roadside assistance, and more in areas where satellite communication (SatCom) coverage is available. It’s a leap forward in connectivity that transforms vehicles into always-on digital ecosystems, empowering drivers with confidence, safety, and convenience wherever their journeys take them.

Expanding Connectivity Beyond Boundaries

Ready Connect achieves an industry-first milestone by bringing satellite communication directly to the TCU, enabling entertainment, productivity, and situational awareness even far beyond the reach of cellular networks. Through groundbreaking collaborations with Skylo and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Ready Connect seamlessly merges 4G, 5G, and SatCom connectivity. The result is a consistent, low-latency connection that ensures data and safety systems stay online in virtually any driving environment.

Ready Connect is engineered for modular upgradability across hardware and software layers, enabling automakers to future-proof their vehicles while reducing development costs, total cost of ownership, and accelerating time-to-market.

“HARMAN Ready Connect transforms the limits of what the industry previously thought was possible for vehicle connectivity and empowers automakers to differentiate their vehicle platforms quickly and cost-effectively,” said Dhanaji Khade, Vice President & Ready Connect Business Lead, HARMAN International. “We are incredibly proud to accept this award from AutoTech Breakthrough for the third year in a row, alongside an impressive list of organizations offering cutting-edge solutions to meet the demands of the rapidly evolving automotive landscape.”

Recognizing Innovation Across the Automotive Landscape

The mission of the annual AutoTech Breakthrough Awards program is to conduct the industry’s most comprehensive analysis and evaluation of automotive and transportation technology categories, including Autonomous Driving, Artificial Intelligence, Electric Vehicles, Engine Tech, Automotive Cybersecurity, Telematics, Sensor Technology, Fleet Management, Traffic Tech and many more. This year's program attracted thousands of nominations from over 15 different countries.

“Ready Connect offers ubiquitous connectivity along with life-saving potential. Automakers are challenged in procuring adaptable and affordable technology to equip today’s vehicles with a TCU that can support today’s data needs. This impacts keeping drivers safe, connected and informed. Black spots in cellular network coverage are not only inconvenient, they can cost dearly in emergency situations,” said Bryan Vaughn, Managing Director, AutoTech Breakthrough. “HARMAN’s upgradeable, globally compliant, and cost-effective telematics solution empowers automakers to deliver premium connected experiences across vehicle segments, and allows them to innovate faster. With Ready Connect, owners stay connected no matter where they are through 4G/5G and SatCom connectivity.”

With Ready Connect, HARMAN is redefining what it means to stay connected on the move, ensuring that every drive is safer, every journey smarter, and every experience more personal. By merging cutting-edge communication technologies with decades of automotive expertise, HARMAN continues to shape the evolution of mobility. To learn more about Ready Connect, visit https://car.harman.com/experiences/ready-connect.

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.

ABOUT AUTOTECH BREAKTHROUGH

Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the AutoTech Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in automotive technologies, services, companies and products. The AutoTech Breakthrough Awards program provides a forum for public recognition around the achievements of AutoTech companies and solutions in categories including Connected Car, Electric Vehicles, Engine Tech, Automotive CyberSecurity, Sensor Technology, Traffic Tech, Vehicle Telematics and more. For more information visit AutoTechBreakthrough.com.

Tech Breakthrough LLC does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in our recognition programs, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with award designations. Tech Breakthrough LLC recognition consists of the opinions of the Tech Breakthrough LLC organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Tech Breakthrough LLC disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this recognition program, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251016935450/en/