Gothenburg, Sweden – October 2025 – Zeekr Technology Europe, the European R&D center of Zeekr, a Global premium EV brand, and Intellias, a global software engineering and digital consulting company, are proud to announce that its joint navigation solution powered by Mapbox has been named Navigation App of the Year at the AutoTech Breakthrough Awards 2025.
The project, distinctively titled “Breaking Through with Customer-Led Navigation Intelligence”, combines Zeekr’s customer-centric innovation, Intellias’ AI-powered feedback platform, and Mapbox’s advanced mapping and location platform. The result is a navigation solution featuring a clean UI, compliance with local mapping standards, regional Points of Interest, and integrated European charging infrastructure. It was nominated in the Navigation and Mapping category for its dynamic, AI-enhanced feedback system that evolves based on real user input.
The award-winning navigation app empowers Zeekr drivers in Europe to submit voice and screen feedback directly through the in-car interface. This feedback is instantly captured and processed through a secure, cloud-based platform developed by Intellias. The system is built with the Mapbox Navigation SDK, which enables real-time updates, traffic-aware routing, 3D lane guidance, and seamless integration of user-generated insights. Together, these technologies allow Zeekr teams to respond quickly and make data-driven product decisions based on real user needs.
“We’re honored to receive this recognition together with Intellias. By combining AI technology with direct driver feedback and leveraging Mapbox’s powerful mapping capabilities, we’ve taken meaningful steps toward making navigation more intuitive, dynamic and responsive, delivering real relevant information to our customers. This is how we innovate: with purpose, with speed, and with our customers at the center.”- Giovanni Lanfranchi, CEO at Zeekr Technology Europe
“With Mapbox, Zeekr and Intellias were able to deliver an in-car navigation system in a record time of 10 weeks followed up by continuous over the air updates that enhance the experience. This is the speed of development we have designed Mapbox for and we’re excited to help Zeekr set the standard for an intelligent and intuitive in-car experience.” - Alex Barth, VP Automotive at Mapbox
The 6th Annual AutoTech Breakthrough Awards honor leading companies and products shaping the future of mobility. With thousands of global nominees, the award highlights excellence in the most competitive areas of technology, from smart mobility systems and autonomous vehicles to AI-powered analytics and connected car technologies.
The AutoTech Breakthrough Awards is a part of the Tech Breakthrough market intelligence organization, a global leader in technology research and recognition programs. With over a decade of expertise in analyzing and evaluating technology innovation, the AutoTech Breakthrough provides a platform to celebrate companies driving innovation, resilience, and customer-centric transformation.
This recognition underscores how Zeekr, Intellias, and Mapbox are reshaping navigation by embedding the customer voice directly into the product lifecycle. By doing so, they are setting a new industry standard for how navigation systems are built, enhanced, and localized, with Mapbox’s location platform playing a vital role in delivering a seamless and responsive user experience.
“We are proud to celebrate this joint win with Zeekr, one of the world’s most innovative OEMs. This award highlights not only our shared commitment to redefining the in-car user experience, but also the value of true partnership in driving the industry forward. Together with Zeekr and Mapbox, we are turning navigation into a dynamic, customer-driven service and setting new benchmarks for digital mobility solutions.” - Juergen Friese, SVP Mobility Business at Intellias
With this recognition from AutoTech Breakthrough Awards for joint effort with Zeekr and Mapbox, Intellias demonstrates its dedication to engineering excellence, innovative product-driven approach, and close collaboration with global OEMs and automotive solution suppliers. By leveraging AI-driven technologies, platform integration, and location intelligence, Intellias continues to advance the mobility industry and deliver exceptional customer experiences.
About Intellias
Intellias is a global software engineering and digital consulting company. As a trusted technology partner to top-tier organizations, Intellias helps companies operating in North America, Europe, and the Middle East accelerate their pace of sustainable digitalization and embrace innovation at scale. For more than 20 years, Intellias has been building mission-critical projects and delivering measurable outcomes to ensure lasting change for its clients, such as HERE Technologies, ZEEKR, Elmos Semiconductor, TomTom, Smava, CRX Markets, FinCompare, and Travis Perkins.
About Mapbox
Mapbox delivers scalable, highly customizable geospatial solutions that power billions of sophisticated location experiences across automotive, logistics, social, e-commerce, and enterprise. The platform stands apart with its live-updating maps, flexibility, elegant design, security, strict data privacy, and developer-first approach. The mission of Mapbox is to enable every team to build exceptional, location-aware applications that delight users, enhance operations, and transform industries.
About Zeekr Technology Europe AB
Powered by engineers and creative minds from all over the world. Located in Gothenburg, Sweden, one of the leading mobility innovation grounds worldwide. Established in 2013 as China Euro Vehicle Technology (CEVT) and began with the mission to create a revolutionary modular vehicle architecture, CMA. Today, that platform underpins over 2 million vehicles globally from many of the world’s leading brands. More recently, we have developed the electric modular SEA-M architecture, purpose-built for shared autonomous drive. The first vehicle on the platform was launched jointly by Zeekr and Waymo in 2022. As of 2024, CEVT is now Zeekr Technology Europe, signaling our belonging within Zeekr. We work closely with research and development colleagues in Ningbo, Hangzhou and Shanghai.
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