Garmin Autoland autonomous flight technology named finalist in Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards

Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced that Fast Company, a leading business magazine that focuses on innovation in technology, leadership and design, recognized Garmin as a finalist for the development of Autoland as part of its 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards. Autoland autonomous flight technology revolutionized the aviation industry when it was announced late last year, as the first system for general aviation aircraft designed to land an aircraft when the pilot cannot. Among some 3,000 entries – the largest number the award program has ever received to date – Garmin Autoland was chosen as a finalist in the Transportation category and selected as an honorable mention in the all-encompassing Best World Changing Idea Award in North America. The list of winners and honorees was announced by Fast Company last week across 20 different categories that highlighted innovative and inspiring technological solutions that are capable of transforming the world.

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Garmin Autoland Fast Company 2020 World Changing Ideas Award (Graphic: Business Wire)

“We are truly honored and proud to be selected by Fast Company and their editors, along with a list of venerable judges, for our commitment to innovate within the aviation industry,” said Phil Straub, Garmin executive vice president and managing director of aviation. “This recognition is representative of the hard work and dedication of the entire Garmin team, who challenged conventional ideas that led to the development of the world’s first Autoland system in general aviation aircraft. Congrats to everyone at Garmin who contributed to one of the most significant achievements in aviation history.”

From the thousands of entries, an elite list of winners, finalists and honorees were selected for the 2020 Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards in categories such as Advertising, Education, Energy, Food and Transportation. Winners and honorees were selected by a board of over 25 judges and chosen based on innovation, ingenuity, design and impact throughout the world. Among nine other companies, Garmin Autoland was selected as a finalist in the Transportation category, and as an honoree among 50 other companies in the Best World Changing Idea throughout North America.