| Dr | ZUBAIR | MUHAMMAD | Southeast university Nanjing China | China | Emission Control Technologies | Transportation engineering | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Dr | Zizhen | Qiu | CATARC New Energy Vehicle Research and Inspection Center (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. | China | Powertrain Engineering | E-Drive test and certification | Excellence in Research Award | automobileaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Ziyu | Liu | Beihang University | China | Emission Control Technologies | Sustainable aviation fuels | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Mr | Ziyoda | Mukhamedova | Tashkent State transport University | Uzbekistan | Hybrid Vehicles | Railway Transport | Excellence in Research Award | automobileaward.com |
| Prof | Zixue | DU | Chongqing Jiaotong Universityy | China | Automobile Engineering | Vehicle Dynamics | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Prof | Zhiguo | Tang | Hefei University of Technology | China | Battery Technology | Battery thermal management system | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Prof | Zhibao | Cheng | BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY | China | Environmental Impact of Vehicles | Ambient Vibration Mitigation | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Dr | Zhen | Guo | Wuhan University of Technology | China | Autonomous Vehicles | Engineering | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Dr | Zhaoting | Zhang | Xuzhou Administration Institute | China | Environmental Impact of Vehicles | Public Administration | Green Transport Innovation Award | automobileaward.com |
| Prof | Zengchuang | Zhao | CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transport Systems Co., Ltd | China | Vehicle Dynamics | Vehicle Dynamics Simulation and Experimental Research | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Mr | Yu-Liang | Zhang | Quzhou University | China | Transmission Systems | fluidmachinery | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Mr | Youqun | Zhao | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Vehicle Dynamics | Vehicle Handling Dynamics | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Mr | YIREN | XU | University of Waterloo | Canada | Vehicle Dynamics | State estimation | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yipeng | Sun | Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo | China | Battery Technology | Battery electrode/electrolyte interface | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Dr | Yang | Xing | Cranfield University | United Kingdom | Autonomous Vehicles | Human-centred Autonomous Vehicles, Explainable AI, Human-Machine Interface, | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Dr | Xueyun | Li | Chongqing University of Technology | China | Autonomous Vehicles | Human-Vehicle Collaborative Control | Automotive Innovator Award | automobileaward.com |
| Dr | Xiaosong | Zhang | Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Telematics and Connectivity | intelligent transportation system | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Weihao | Zeng | Wuhan University of Technology | China | Battery Technology | Battery material recycling | Innovative Research Award | automobileaward.com |
| Prof | wanke | cao | Beijing Institute of Technology | China | Electric Vehicles | Vehicular Communication | Best Paper Award | automobileaward.com |
| Prof. Dr. | wail | al zoubi | Yeungnam University | South Korea | Sustainable Transport | Nano-materials and Catalysts | Research Excellence Award | automobileaward.com |