Why were these specific five companies chosen to form the NICE Alliance?

NICE aims to define and create a multi-disciplinary ecosystem for cameras, spanning a multitude of capabilities from sensor module control to data generation, which can be accessed by cloud apps and services. The five companies that have formed the NICE alliance each contribute unique and diversified technical aspects for a successful ecosystem standard, and with their respective distinguished industry expertise and market leadership, a new standard specification can be established for emerging smart camera products and applications.