Swift’s Skylark^TM Precise Positioning Service was shortlisted for the ADAS & Safety Technology Award in the AutoTech & Wards 10 Best Awards

SAN FRANCISCO, USA – May 7, 2026 – Swift Navigation, a pioneer in centimeter-accurate positioning for physical AI and a leading provider of automotive precise positioning technologies, today announced that its Skylark^TM Precise Positioning Service has been shortlisted for the 2026 AutoTech Awards in the category of ADAS & Safety Technology. Skylark delivers reliable, high-integrity, lane-level positioning to enhance the safety, reliability, and availability of ADAS systems.

Modern ADAS systems—such as lane-keep assist and automated emergency braking—rely heavily on visual perception. However, cameras and LiDAR are fallible; they struggle with “sensor blur” at high speeds, lane markings obscured by snow, and complex intersections. These failures lead to sudden system disengagements and limit the Operational Design Domain (ODD) of ADAS systems.

Skylark addresses this critical gap by providing a high-integrity absolute localization layer that ensures the vehicle knows its exact position, even when visual sensors fail. This delivers several benefits for ADAS systems:

• Ensure Correct ADAS Behavior: Skylark can precisely recognize critical roadway features such as lane geometry, boundaries, and road classifications to ensure ADAS features only activate when the vehicle is within the operational domain of the system.

• Comply with Traffic Laws: Skylark accurately detects regulatory elements such as speed limits, lane rules, and merge requirements to facilitate compliance with traffic laws and enable features such as Intelligent Speed Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control, and Lane Centering.

• Enable Safe & Smooth Motion: Skylark enables human-like driving actions such as path planning and interactions with other road users by producing accurate and predictable trajectories, even at high speeds or when lacking visual cues.

Skylark previously set an industry benchmark as the first real-time cloud-based service to achieve ISO 26262 ASIL B certification. This ensures that the positioning data is reliable and trustworthy enough to be used in “hands-off” driving features.

About Swift Navigation: 

Swift Navigation is a global technology company pioneering the location data layer for physical AI. Its Skylark^TM Precise Positioning Service improves the accuracy of standard Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as GPS, from several meters to a few centimeters, unlocking vehicle autonomy and industrial automation at global scale. Skylark powers more than 10 million vehicles and devices deployed by leading automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, robotics companies, and IoT system integrators. Learn more about how Swift is building the infrastructure to enable a safer and more productive future at swiftnav.com.