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Meet the teams

Students from around the world took K.I.T.T. from NBC’s Knight Rider as inspiration to create the car of the future in Future Rider: a new Shell Eco-marathon Challenge.

Watch Colin Furze, Norman Koch and our panel of judges announce the regional winners and global winner in the awards show!

Future Rider Awards: Celebrating the winners of a Shell Eco-marathon Challenge

Future Rider Awards: Celebrating the winners of a Shell Eco-marathon Challenge

Student head shots and submission photos of global winner KON team appear in a collage.

The Global Winner

KON Team from the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) in Peru, focused on renewable energies and sustainable designs for their car of the future, Wayralla.

Meet the winning team

The Regional Winners

Powered by an organic battery, this car connects with the driver in a revolutionary way.

KON Team, UTEC, Peru

Wayralla collects information from the driver, the environment, traffic and more.

KON Team, UTEC, Peru
Powered by an organic battery, this car connects with the driver in a revolutionary way.

DTU Supermileage, DTU, India

Powered by an organic battery, this car connects with the driver in a revolutionary way.

DTU Supermileage, DTU, India
AVIC is sustainable, super intelligent and can even connect with your smart home.

Cairo Uni Eco Racing Team UC, CU, Egypt

AVIC is sustainable, super intelligent and can even connect with your smart home.

Cairo Uni Eco Racing Team UC, CU, Egypt

Second and Third Place Teams

A hydrogen-powered vehicle with an ‘80s-inspired design and electromagnetic suspension.

eWolf Racing, CEFET RJ, Brazil

A hydrogen-powered vehicle with an ‘80s-inspired design and electromagnetic suspension.

eWolf Racing, CEFET RJ, Brazil
A modular design and compact transmission system make this car ultra-modern.

DJS Miles, D.J. Sanghvi, India

A modular design and compact transmission system make this car ultra-modern.

DJS Miles, D.J. Sanghvi, India
Mundus is a one-of-a-kind self-driving car that solves real-world problems.

ASU Racing Team, ASU, Egypt

Mundus is a one-of-a-kind self-driving car that solves real-world problems.

ASU Racing Team, ASU, Egypt
This car is powered through the air, made from vegetable fibres and has a strong AI personality.

Ibmach, Ibmec BH, Brazil

This car is powered through the air, made from vegetable fibres and has a strong AI personality.

Ibmach, Ibmec BH, Brazil
A car of the future designed with accessibility in mind.

Garuda UNY Eco Team, UNY, Indonesia

A car of the future designed with accessibility in mind.

Garuda UNY Eco Team, UNY, Indonesia
Wireless charging, hand tracking systems and more make up this innovative vehicle.

Apex Racing Team EV, HTI, Egypt

Wireless charging, hand tracking systems and more make up this innovative vehicle.

Apex Racing Team EV, HTI, Egypt
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Future Rider: A Shell Eco-marathon Challenge

Learn more about this new challenge where Shell Eco-marathon teams reimagined the next car of the future.

Learn more about the new Shell Eco-marathon Challenge

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