Global auto leader recognized for transforming connected mobility and powering over 41 million connected vehicles
CHICAGO, IL, June 10, 2026 – Aeris, a global leader in wireless management platforms, security services, and connected vehicle programs, today announced it has won the Connectivity Leader Award at the AutoTech Awards 2026.
The award recognizes leaders in automotive connectivity and innovation that enhance vehicle integration and the driver experience. Aeris was honored for advancing connected mobility through its ability to simplify management, enhance security, and optimize performance at scale.
Today, Aeris is the unifying platform for automotive ecosystems worldwide. The company’s connectivity management platform (CMP) powers more than 30 automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) through its tier-one mobile network operator (MNO) partners, supporting more than 41 million connected vehicles globally across 180 countries.
“We are deeply honored to receive this recognition from AutoTech,” said Aziz Benmalek, CEO of Aeris. “The connected vehicle ecosystem is complex. It’s challenging to manage a sprawling global fleet across multiple carriers while keeping pace with growing applications and unseen risks. Aeris gives auto OEMs a single pane of glass to manage the integration of global connectivity, security, and vehicle services—enhanced with Agentic AI—so they can focus on what matters most: delivering exceptional experiences to their customers.”
Aeris’ award-winning platform helps OEMs and fleet operators:
- Improve operational observability and analytics across the connected vehicle ecosystem
- Detect issues earlier and respond faster with proactive monitoring, cross-service correlation, and OTA assurance and fleet control strategies
- Strengthen security across connected fleets with zero trust policy trust enforcement, including Cyber Kill Switch capabilities
- Deliver better connected experiences at scale across automotive IoT use cases
- Provide next-generation connectivity with 5G Standalone (SA) communications
Aeris’ end-to-end connected vehicle ecosystem also delivers automotive OEMs a seamless legacy platform migration, unified SDV architecture, and orchestration and diagnostics.
For more information about Aeris’ award-winning connected vehicle solutions, please visit https://www.aeris.com.
About Aeris
Aeris is the secure connectivity platform for Physical AI and intelligent IoT devices. It caters to connected cars, drones, autonomous mobility, robotics, utilities, energy, fleet management, logistics, medical devices, and manufacturing. Aeris serves over 7,000 enterprise customers and connects more than 115 million devices worldwide, including 41 million connected vehicles, supported by an ecosystem of 30+ mobile network operators. Enterprises rely on Aeris for the borderless connectivity, embedded security, observability, and proven scale that mission critical Physical AI programs demand.
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