8.5.2019 Stuttgart/Berlin. Porsche has been in the context of the Digital conference “re:publica” in Berlin, the launch of an idea competition with the title “Mobility for a better world”. Together with its partners, the Stuttgart-based sports is looking for a manufacturer car, according to the ideas and technologies for a sustainable future of mobility.
Start-ups, students, and developers can now submit their projects. Overall, wait for price money of 20,000 euros, the educational packages and the promotion of development in cooperation with the Porsche Digital Lab and the Accelerator APX to the participants. The deadline for submission of ideas is September 30. August 2019, the winners will be announced in the framework of the Porsche sustainability week in October of this year.
“We design at Porsche, the future of the sports car. That is to say: We connect to our Tradition and the values of the company with innovative technologies and new products – and in a sustainable manner,“ says Oliver Blume, Executive Board Chairman of Porsche AG. “Our goal is the most sustainable sports car manufacturer in the premium segment, and to characterize athletic mobility is crucial for the environment, people and their habitats. We are thinking especially of the next generations.“
Technology, mobility and sustainability at the heart of
“Mobility for a better world” is a competition of ideas at the intersections of technology, mobility and sustainability and is concerned with the question of how visions for a sustainable mobility of our society for the future. In the four categories of “People”, “Wheels”, “Cities” and “Trust” can now be creative ideas and solutions, regardless of their degree of maturity in the application form on the technology Blog of Porsche submitted by: www.medium.com/next-level-german-engineering.
The evaluation of the submitted projects is done through a jury of experts. It consists of Daniela Rathe (head of policy and external relations at Porsche), Anja Hendel (head of Porsche Digital Lab), Thomas Bachem (founder & Chancellor, of the CODE of the University of Applied Sciences), Robert Martin (Porsche Digital / APX), Franz W. Rother (editor-in-chief, EDISON) and Patrick Bungard (Director, Center for Advanced Sustainable Management of the Cologne Business School and managing Director M3TRIX) the ideas. As a price money of 5,000 euros per category, a comprehensive educational package with focus in Artificial intelligence (AI) and the Blockchain as well as targeted support by means of the Porsche’s Digital Lab and the Berlin-based Accelerator APX waiting for the four winners.
Can apply to participants from 18 years, either as a Team or as an individual. The idea competition is internationally oriented. For more information about the categories, partners, and ideas from Porsche released in the coming weeks on his technology Blog “Next Level German Engineering”, as well as in the Porsche Newsroom.
Distribution partner: CODE APX, EDISON and the Porsche Digital Lab
For the competition “Mobility for a better world” has brought the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer, renowned support. University partners the CODE of Berlin, a private and new University for the digital pioneers of tomorrow. For start – up and growth-Expertise, APX, the Accelerator of the Porsche and Axel Springer, the Start-ups in the early stages of your company supports establishment and development accelerated. The Porsche Digital Lab focuses on the testing of new technologies with focus in Artificial intelligence (AI), the Blockchain and the Internet of things. Media partner of the idea competition for sustainable mobility EDISON, the platform for New mobility and Smart Living.
Porsche and sustainability
A responsible approach to people, the environment and society along the value chain – from the supplier to the Recycling of the products is for Porsche fundamentally anchored in our corporate strategy. The goal is to take over the entire life-cycle measures, the increase taking into account of environmental and social responsibility in the value creation of the company. Porsche, it is important to reduce the negative environmental impact of business processes and products continuously. Detailed information on sustainability management and strategy of the company, as well as to the aspects of stakeholder dialogue and key figures in the current business and sustainability report of Porsche AG and the Porsche Newsroom.
Porsche at the re:publica
This year, Porsche is for the first time, the main partner of the re:publica in Berlin – one of the most important conferences for the digital society. Together with the Porsche Digital Lab Berlin, the Accelerator APX, of the CODE of the University, the HABA digital workshop, the Start-up Robonetica, and the Porsche competition for developers, “Porsche NEXT OI Competition” is looking for the sports car manufacturer in the Dialog to shape the future.
Mobility for a better world (photo: Porsche AG)
