Pitch the Future

A Cognitive Boost for Autonomous Vehicles

League competitions / Technical submission February 1 – 21, 2022 / Online event

This year for Pitch the Future in collaboration with Shell.ai and Udacity we invited Shell Eco-marathon teams to flex their STEM skills with this real-world challenge:

“How can the human factor be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) to create a seamless autonomous vehicle (AV) experience?”

Participating teams from all over the world submitted a 30-second elevator pitch to showcase their unique solution, and the nine best entries pitched their ideas LIVE to a team of industry experts.

After a short deliberation the results are out! Congratulations to the regional and global winners of Pitch the Future 2022:

Pitch the Future 2022 Winners

Americas

Regional Winner: KON Team from Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Peru

Second place: Milhagem UFMG Elétrico from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Third Place: eWolf Racing from CEFET RJ, Brazil

Asia Pacific & the Middle East

Regional Winner: Team AVERERA from Indian Institute of Technology BHU, India

Second place: Hammerhead GIKI from GIKI, Pakistan

Third place: Eta from Somaiya Vidyavihar University, India

Europe & Africa

Regional Winner: ASU Racing Team from Ain Shams University, Egypt

Second place: H2politO - Molecole da corsa from Politecnico Di Torino, Italy

Third place: ENIM Team Tunisia from ENI Monastir, Tunisia

Global Winner

ASU Racing Team from Ain Shams University, Egypt

The team impressed the judges with a creative and effective solution to the serious issue of carjacking, proposing a cognitive boost to AVs that would give them the ability to detect suspicious activities and protect the passengers through decision-making models using the data gathered by the vehicle sensors.

Lead Judge: Daniel Williams, Head of Digital Product Innovations, Shell

“Great work by the team, strong presentation skills using the dramatic video and GTA5 clips, and backed up by a mature and robust piece of modelling. Very distinct problem chosen, which captured the imagination of the judges, really well done, team!”

Supported by our partners

Supported by Shell.ai

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Supported by Udacity

Udacity's mission is to change lives, businesses, and nations through radical talent transformation in digital technologies. Udacity’s global, online talent transformation platform focuses on in-demand digital technologies, mentor support, and project-based learning taught by industry experts. Programs include real-world content for job-ready competencies in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, autonomous systems, cloud computing, among other disciplines. With our powerful and flexible digital education platform, even the busiest learners can prepare themselves to take on the most in-demand tech roles.