Finalists announced for “Valeo Innovation Challenge”

Valeo has announced the six teams selected by its experts to present their projects to jury in Paris on September 29th

Finalists announced for “Valeo Innovation Challenge”

The second competition has seen 1,324 teams from 89 different countries propose and develop innovative responses to the question: “What will make cars smarter and more intuitive by 2030?”

The Valeo experts met to assess projects, most of which related to driving assistance systems to develop autonomous driving solutions. The engineering students harnessed all of the opportunities offered by digital technology and adapted them to the automotive sector to improve safety on board.

The six finalist teams are:

  • From Germany, the team from the Leibniz Universität Hannover,
  • Also from Germany, the team from the Universität des Saarlandes,
  • From China, two teams from Peking University,
  • From Spain, the team from the University of the Basque Country,
  • From India, the team from the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education.

Jacques Aschenbroich, Valeo Chief Executive Officer and Guillaume Devauchelle, Vice‑President Group Innovation and Scientific Development, will announce the winners at a press conference on September 29 at 9:00 a.m. at the Maison de La Recherche in Paris.

The jury will award the first prize to one of the six finalist teams, which will take home a €100,000 prize, as well as two other prizes of €10,000 each for the runners up.

The Valeo Innovation Challenge is a unique opportunity for engineering students to play an active role in automobile innovation and exchange ideas with leading business, industrial and academic figures. The jury, which is comprised of an eclectic group of experts in various fields, will be chaired by Valeo CEO Jacques Aschenbroich.

Valeo dedicates nearly 11% of its original equipment revenue to innovation, focused on the design of technologies that reduce motor vehicle carbon emissions and promote intuitive driving.

Ranking among the leading patent filers in France, Valeo has close to 11,000 researchers in 50 research and development centers around the world. Valeo has developed an array of innovative products and technologies that represented 35% of its order intake in 2014.

You can read about the competition by clicking the ‘More Details’ button below.

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