{"id":4725,"date":"2019-09-10T14:03:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noblis.org\/?p=4725"},"modified":"2024-04-16T18:59:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T18:59:55","slug":"po8-innovator-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noblis.org\/po8-innovator-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Noblis Autonomous Vehicle Interoperability Concept Receives 2019 Government \u2013 Industry Innovator Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Noblis Pieces of Eight, trusted autonomous operations allows nearby, connected, autonomous land, sea and air vehicles to communicate, self-organize and safely interact<\/em><\/p>\n <\/h2>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n RESTON, Va.\u2014September 10, 2019\u2014Noblis, a leading provider of science, technology and strategy services to the federal government has received a 2019 Government \u2013 Industry Innovator award<\/a> from 1105 Public Sector Media Group for Pieces of Eight (Po8), a trusted autonomous operations system that enables ad hoc collections of autonomous machines to communicate, self-organize, and plan coordinated motions and actions based on trust earned in prior interactions. Noblis will be recognized at the Government Innovation Awards event on Nov. 7. The awards celebrate the transformative public-sector activities from government, industry and individuals that are reimagining public-sector IT, according to 1105 Media.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are delighted to be recognized as a leader and innovator in the autonomy at scale arena, one of the many research efforts Noblis has undertaken in the past ten years to study the effects of autonomy on a larger scale \u2013 across air, sea, land, space and cyber domains,\u201d said Amr ElSawy<\/a>, Noblis president and chief executive officer. \u201cInnovation is a common thread at Noblis and programs such as Po8 demonstrate how our forward-thinking research and technical solutions are helping our government customers solve their most complex challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n The Noblis Po8 trusted autonomous operations concept has received significant recognition since its public release, including winning the Highest Potential Impact Award and the Most Creative Award at the MOBI (mobility open blockchain initiative) Grand Challenge in Munich, Germany in February 2019. More info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n MOBI is a nonprofit global foundation formed to accelerate the adoption of standards in blockchain, distributed ledgers, and related technologies for the benefit of consumers, communities and mobility industries.<\/p>\n