Porsche calls for entries to ideas competition

PORSCHE at the “re:publica” digital conference in Berlin, Germany, launched the ideas competition called “Mobility for a Better World.”

The carmaker said it is looking for “fresh ideas and technology for the sustainable future of mobility,” and is encouraging start-ups, students and developers to submit projects related to the theme.

Porsche said around $25,000 in prize money, educational packages and development support in cooperation with the Porsche Digital Lab and the APX accelerator await the participants. The deadline for submitting entries is on August 30.

Winners will be announced during the Porsche Sustainability Week in October.

“We at Porsche are actively shaping the future of the sports car. This means that we combine our traditions and the company’s values with innovative technology and new products in a sustainable manner,” said Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche AG. “Our goal is to be the most sustainable sports car manufacturer in the premium segment and to decisively shape sporting mobility for the environment, people and their living spaces. We are thinking above all of future generations.”

Porsche explained the ideas competition seeks visions for a sustainable future, and is divided into four categories; People, Wheels, Cities and Trust. Application forms are available at Porsche’s technology blog www.medium.com/next-level-german-engineering.

Projects submitted will be evaluated by Daniela Rathe, head of policy and external relations at Porsche; Anja Hendel, head of the Porsche Digital Lab; Thomas Bachem, founder and chancellor of CODE University of Applied Sciences; Robert Martin of Porsche Digital/APX; Franz W. Rother, editor-in-chief of “Edison;” and Patrick Bungard, director at the Center for Advanced Sustainable Management at Cologne Business School.
Participants aged 18 and over can apply, either as a team or as an individual, and the ideas competition is being pitched internationally. Further information on the categories, partners and ideas will be published soon, Porsche said.