Wise Systems, WaveSense Win PlanetM Awards At Automobili-D

DETROIT – PlanetM, the state accelerator for the Michigan mobility industry, handed out two awards this week at Automobili-D, the mobility show spinout of the North American International Auto Show.

Wise Systems, an autonomous dispatch and routing system for fleets, was named 2019 Techstars Startup of the Year, while WaveSense, developers of a ground-penetrating radar system to help autonomous vehicles navigate challenging conditions like snow, fog, or poor lane markings, was named PlanetM Awards Best in Show.

The awards were presented by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist on the Automobili-D stage at Cobo Center to WaveSense’s CEO and co-founder Tarik Bolat and CTO and co-founder Byron Stanley.

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