Skoda Auto Completed i-Mobilothon 2022

Skoda Auto on Thursday winded up the second run of i-Mobilothon, which witnessed 50 start-ups taking up the challenges. These start-ups also developed innovative ideas.

Highlights

• Hackathon occured under the banner of Transforming mobility solutions with Artificial Intelligence, and mobility solutions in the Metaverse

• Dave.ai and Xane.ai awarded the first prize for their Artificial Intelligence concept and Metaverse and in the i-Mobilothon 2022

From start-ups and internal employees to stundents, over 200 registrations were made under multiple categories for i- mobilothon this year as noted by a press release from Skoda Auto.Dave.ai and Xane received first prize for the concept of Metaverse and Artificial Intelligence held in the closing and award ceremony of i-Mobilothon.

Contestants came up with the significant and innovative solutions with respect to the issues of Metaverse, Internet of things and Artificial Intelligence.

The hackathon mentored sessions and final jury session on 22 November 2022, Earlier on 12 September 2022, it went live to connect to the world.

The thirteen week hackathon was held in hybrid mode in two stages – the inauguration and the final proof-of-concept presentations. Start-ups, Students, and Volkswagen Group employees competed in teams at i.Mobilothon hackathon. “The Indian automotive and tech ecosystem is truly world-class, and this is what we witnessed at ‘i-mobilothon 2022. I congratulate both Dave.ai and Xane.ai for winning with their brilliant concept and all participants for demonstrating exceptional innovation. We look forward to cooperating with them to develop tailor-made digital mobility solutions for our discerning customers in the region. The past thirteen weeks of ‘i-mobilothon 2022’ leading up to the award ceremony today have been an overwhelming and enriching experience.” Said Piyush Arora, Managing Director of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India.Innovation is central to the business in the VW Group, and the i-mobilothon platform enables the company to kindle the spirit and, at the same time, identify and collaborate on innovative mobility solutions, he added.Skoda Auto DigiLab India one of the three byoyant business innovation hubs for automaker in the world in collaboration with Volkswagen Group Technology Solutions India (formerly Volkswagen IT Services) organized The ‘i-Mobilothon 2022’.This year, the hackathon events were organised under four banners: , transforming mobility solutions with Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), holistic sustainability and mobility solutions in the Metaverse for which more than 50 start-ups participated.

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