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Kanwar Singh, CEO
Skyline Nav AI, Inc.
kanwar@skylinenav.com
(804) 512-4078
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Skyline Nav AI Wins Isuzu’s AI Innovation Challenge 2024
Cambridge, MA, July 15, 2025 — Skyline Nav AI, a pioneer in GPS-independent navigation technology, is proud to announce its selection as a 3rd Place Prize winner in the prestigious ISUZU AI Innovation Challenge 2024. This recognition marks Skyline Nav AI’s first commercial win outside the military and public safety sectors, underscoring the company’s growing impact in the global commercial mobility market.
The ISUZU AI Innovation Challenge 2024 attracted 160 applications from over 100 organizations and individuals across 30 countries. Skyline Nav AI’s entry, “Transforming commercial mobility with AI-enhanced GPS-independent navigation solutions,” was one of only six proposals selected for awards after a rigorous review by an international panel of judges, including leaders from academia and industry.
Pathfinder™: Expanding Opportunities in Commercial Mobility
Skyline Nav AI's Pathfinder™ technology leverages advanced computer vision and precomputed satellite datasets to deliver precise, real-time positioning—without relying on GPS, cellular, or Wi-Fi connectivity. Pathfinder™ can localize accurately and precisely, even in challenging environments such as urban canyons, tunnels, or remote areas where GPS signals are unreliable or unavailable. This award highlights the potential for Pathfinder™ to support navigation resilience and safety in commercial vehicle applications, including trucks, delivery vehicles, and future autonomous platforms.
Reducing Society’s Dependence on GPS
The adoption of technologies like Pathfinder™ will help reduce society's dependence on GPS for navigation—a critical step in addressing vulnerabilities such as signal jamming, spoofing, and outages that can disrupt logistics, emergency response, and commercial operations. By combining camera and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data, Pathfinder™ ensures robust, scalable, and global navigation for commercial fleets.
A New Era for Commercial Navigation
“We are honored to be recognized by Isuzu and excited to showcase our GPS-independent navigation technology to the commercial sector,” said Kanwar Singh, CEO of Skyline Nav AI. “This milestone demonstrates the versatility and scalability of Pathfinder™, and we look forward to exploring how our technology can contribute to safer, more resilient mobility solutions for society.”
Skyline Nav AI's achievement in the ISUZU AI Innovation Challenge highlights the company's commitment to innovation and its vision for a future where intelligent, resilient navigation is available everywhere—no satellites required.
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About Skyline Nav AI:
Skyline Nav AI specializes in visual positioning and navigation technology for environments where GPS falls short. Its flagship product, Pathfinder™️, provides high accuracy localization using only cameras and precomputed terrain data—no GPS, Wi-Fi, or cellular needed, serving both defense and commercial sectors. The company is 100% American employee-owned, with a proven track record of innovation and profitability since 2020. Skyline Nav AI has been recognized as a visionary in alternative positioning, navigation, and timing (alt-PNT) by leading organizations and publications, including Inside GNSS, NASA, Inside Unmanned Systems, Institute of Navigation, Move America, InnoVets, MassChallenge, and MIT among others. The company has also successfully commercialized its computer vision capabilities with various aerospace companies in the US and close allies. For more information, visit www.skylinenav.com.
About Isuzu:
Isuzu Motors Limited is a leading Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Founded in 1916, Isuzu has built a global reputation as a primary producer of commercial vehicles, including light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks, buses, and diesel engines. The company operates extensive manufacturing and R&D facilities, employs over 44,000 people worldwide, and maintains a broad international presence through numerous subsidiaries and joint ventures across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Isuzu’s products serve a wide range of industries, from transportation and logistics to construction, agriculture, and marine applications. With a strong focus on innovation, Isuzu is actively advancing autonomous driving, digital transformation, and carbon-neutral initiatives, aiming to shape the future of mobility through intelligent technology and sustainable solutions. For more information, visit https://www.isuzu.co.jp/world/.