NIO’s Qiyan Wang Wins MotorTrend’s 2025 SDV Innovator Award in the Leader Category

NIO’s Vice President of Digital Systems, Qiyan Wang, has been named a winner in the Leader category at the MotorTrend 2025 Software-Defined Vehicle Innovator (SDVI) Awards. The award ceremony was hosted at CES in Las Vegas on January 7th. This prestigious accolade recognizes Wang’s pivotal contributions to the evolution of automotive technology, particularly his work on NIO’s full-domain operating system and next-generation digital architecture.

The SDVI Awards, now in their third year, celebrate innovators reshaping the automotive industry by advancing software-defined vehicles. Hosted by MotorTrend, a global leader in automotive journalism and analysis since 1949, the program highlights transformative leadership in technology and design. This year’s winners were selected by an esteemed panel from a pool of 40 nominees representing 19 automakers.

Qiyan Wang has led the development of NIO’s next-generation digital architecture and the revolutionary AI-driven, full-domain operating system for SDVs, which sets a new standard for vehicle intelligence, user experience, and lifecycle management, representing a transformative step in the evolution of intelligent vehicles in the era of AI. This recognition by MotorTrend highlights Qiyan Wang's exceptional leadership and dedication to innovation.