Chatbots, after sales support, new forms of knowledge transfer to customers and dealers
Connected Mobility Business Hackathon #2
Startups & creative minds wanted! Pitch your solution to leading players in the Austrian economy. Apply now!
Pitch your solution to leading players in Austria’s economy!
Are you ready to accelerate your business? Then grab the opportunity and join the second edition of the Connected Mobility Business Hackathon. We are searching for startups and creative minds to develop new business opportunities. Work with the companies’ employees in one team. Benefit from top-management involvement for fast decision-making regarding the implementation right at the event.
KTM AG is Europe’s largest motorcycle manufacturer and is the holding company for a group of premium powersport brands that produce high-performance motorcycles, sports cars and components.
Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich AG, one of Austria’s largest banks, supports a large number of private, corporate and institutional customers with tailor-made financial services.
Rosenbauer International AG is the world’s leading manufacturer of systems for firefighting and disaster protection. The company develops and produces vehicles, fire extinguishing systems, equipment and telematics solutions.
Together with you, these leading players in the Austrian economy want to develop breakthrough solutions for their current challenges. Help them shape the future, establish yourself as a partner, and benefit from a leader’s know-how, resources and network in order to grow your business.
24. – 26.04.2019
Application deadline closed
KTM Motohall in Mattighofen, Austria
Travel and accommodation costs covered (details see FAQs)
An event initiated by the Automotive Cluster and Initiative Connected Mobility:
Startup and creative minds wanted! Join the Connected Mobility Business Hackathon #2 and pitch your solution to leading players in the Austrian economy.
Questions? Contact us
Contact for applicants & innovators:
Antonia Matjacicantonia@connected-mobility-hackathon.eu+43 660 377 55 18
Contact for interested corporates:
Wolfgang Kurzwolfgang.kurz@biz-up.at+43 732 79810 5088
Join the Connected Mobility Business Hackathon #2!
Do you offer a solution within our fields, such as big data/AI, IoT or smart manufacturing?
Position your product or service by partnering with key players in the Austrian economy! The most promising applications will have the chance to join the second edition of our Connected Mobility Business Hackathon!
What’s in it for you?
Work with corporate experts
Work with the companies’ employees in one team.
Fast decision-making
Benefit from top-management involvement for fast decision-making regarding the implementation right at the event.
Get a strong and dedicated partner
Enter a partnership with successful and experienced partners.
Promote your startup
Promote your startup to a mixed crowd of opinion leaders.
Grow your network
Work on solutions of the future closely with professionals and experts.
Expert mentoring
Accelerate your business idea through expert mentoring and feedback.
Get access to valuable resources
Benefit from getting access to resources, know-how, markets, and a large network.
Travel expenses & accommodation
Travel and accommodation expenses for the event are covered.
Search fields
Each company has defined five search fields that are the most relevant to them. Big Data Analytics, B2B Communication, and IoT are only some major topic areas. Check out the search fields below or reach out to Antonia for details.
Connected bike / IoT / Big Data
- New apps for motorbikes, the riders and their communities based on data from the rider and the motorbike
- Make use of a platform (High Mobility – https://high-mobility.com/get-started) that standardizes real-time vehicle data across the industry and provides it in simple SDKs to make development simpler, faster and more robust.
- Entirely new business cases for the motorbike industry
- Usage of this data to generate entirely new business cases
Smart Textile
- Measuring and analyzing driving behavior and drivers’ physical condition as well as environmental influences through smart textiles
- Linking the resulting data in an integrated system and create new use cases
- Compare simulations with real-time data
Smart Factory – Supporting the assembly line
- New technologies and tools supporting manual production processes
- Automatic control of assembly processes, automatic quality assurance and component tracking
- Digital work instructions and training
Dealer Support – Communication & knowledge database
- Improving the dealer to consumer interaction and delivering better customer support
- Improving the interactions between manufacturer and dealers
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Point of Sales Experience
- Increasing the customer experience at the point of sales
- Turning motorcycling into a genuine multisensory experience at the point of sales
- Identification of (potential) customers at point of sales
- Product presentation and information
Big Data Analysis – Product development & maintenance
- Usage data is available – how can it be analyzed to define future product developments?
- Additional use-cases can be to predict maintenance and repairs of vehicle & firefighting equipment (e.g. AI and deep learning solutions)
- Seamless recording and analysis of usage data
Big Data Analysis – Definition of product standards
- The goal is to use historic production data (e.g. code lists of vehicle & equipment) to analyze manufacturing
- Use these to set up new product standards in order to limit production variations
Communication and network architecture
- Communication under extreme conditions
- New technologies enabling a stable and secure communication network between vehicles/emergency forces/equipment over long distances or underground environments
Vehicle assistance systems – Positioning
- For optimal vehicle and fire truck ladder positioning at the scene of the emergency
- Sensors and other technology for environment detection (3D object detection,..)
- Systems should help place interactive points for e.g. automated fire truck ladder guidance system
Remote maintenance
- Remote maintenance of vehicles and equipment
- Remote-Software, augmented reality, mixed reality, smartphone application, etc.
Virtual plan creation regarding vehicle loading
- Creation of virtual designs and plans based on customer requirements
- e.g. AI to optimize vehicle loading and placement of equipment
Voice recognition and bot technology
Voice control and bots for use cases such as:
- Customer chatbot for internet banking
- Banking via Alexa
- 1st level servicing
Mobile payment solutions
- Payment as easy as possible
- Added value through gamification
- All technologies are possible, such as the blockchain
- Possible fields of application could be i.e.:
- Wallet (with add-on)
- Loyalty
- Payment solutions (pay at delivery and pay per use)
- Payments at the doctor’s, social security submission
AI in banking
Analysis and processing of existing customer and bank data (incl. real-time analytics) for use cases such as:
- Risk management
- Early warning system
- Referral management
- Fraud detection
- Reporting
- Data quality-check (incl. assessment)
Customer communication – Central access point for B2B customers
- Optimizing customer inquiries (traditionally handled by customer support agents)
- Multi-channel communication
- Central storing / access point to all customer information including independent customer access (B2B Customer Platform)
- Goal: accelerate the communication process (including customer support for data collection)
Certification and authentication of documents
- Verification, certification and authenticity check of documents (submitted & stored)
- All technologies are possible, such as the blockchain
- Possible use cases are:
- Credit requests and contracts
- Digitization of the trust business
- Share transaction
- Digital verification (e.g. signature)
- KYC platform with authorized directory (customer grants access permission)
The Journey
Our well-designed journey provides clear milestones and commitments of the participating companies. Their top-management and board of directors are involved to guarantee a fast decision-making process.
Extended application deadline
04.02.2019
Internal screening
until 15.02.2019
Remote
pitches
25.02.2019 (Rosenbauer)
26.02.2019 (Raiffeisen Landesbank OÖ)
27.02.2019 (KTM)
Connected Mobility Business Hackathon
24. – 26.04.2019
Get your “Go” for the project including next steps and dates.
Successful launch or cooperation
Who are we looking for?
Startups
offering an innovative product, service, process or technology related to our search fields.
SMEs
with new and innovative solutions or technologies in their portfolio.
Talents & experts
from various industry fields, public or private research centers, etc.
Universities & research departments
with groundbreaking research related to the search fields.
About KTM
Europe’s largest motorcycle manufacturer
KTM AG is the holding company for a group of premium powersports brands – including KTM Sportmotorcycle and Husqvarna Motorcycles – which makes it Europe’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, as well as having specialist high-performance components (WP Suspension) and sports car divisions.
KTM AG comprises a broad product portfolio, which includes an ever-expanding motorcycle model range that covers all essential engine capacity categories and performance classes from 50 to 1300 cc.
Its shared vision is to be a world-leading independent motorcycle and component manufacturer, with distinct brands and exceptional products.
“Open innovation creates a free space in which we can connect with external partners, startups and other creative minds. It means choosing to leave your own comfort in order to evaluate and apply new technologies.”
– Walter Sieberer, Managing Director KTM Innovation GmbH
About Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich
One of Austria’s largest banks
Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich AG supports a large number of private, corporate and institutional customers with tailor-made financial services.
As one of the most important export banks, Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich guarantees the professional and smooth support of its customers in their investment and expansion projects at home and abroad through the comprehensive know-how of a team of specialists in combination with a global network of partner banks.
The Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Group includes many strong subsidiaries as well as around 350 equity investments, which are held both directly and through private equity companies.
About Rosenbauer
A fire industry supplier of international format
Rosenbauer International AG is the world’s leading manufacturer of systems for firefighting and disaster protection. The company develops and produces vehicles, fire extinguishing systems, equipment and telematics solutions for professional, industrial, plant and volunteer fire services, and systems for preventive firefighting.
All of the main sets of standards are covered by products manufactured in Europe, the US and Asia. The Group has an active service and sales network in over 100 countries.
The listed family company is in its sixth generation and has served fire departments for more than 150 years. A strong customer focus, innovative strength and reliability are Rosenbauer’s key assets.
Dr. Dieter Siegel, CEO Rosenbauer International AG
About the Initiator & Organizer
Automotive Cluster & Initiative Connected Mobility
The Automotive Cluster of the Business Upper Austria agency is a cross-industry network for the automotive sector. We initiate, promote and coordinate successful cooperation between companies.
As a hub connecting member companies, research institutes and decision-makers we are also committed to raising the international profile of Upper Austria as a center of the automotive industry. In order to cover the topics as digitalization, autonomous driving or car-2-X communication Automotive Cluster and IT Cluster launched the Initiative Connected Mobility (ICM).
ICM provides an innovative ecosystem to develop new products, business models and services within the wide field of “connected mobility and digitalization”.
Impressions from similar events
Apply now and profit from the experience of WhatAVenture in bringing together corporates and startups. We have a vast amount of innovation knowledge and know how to create win-win situations for both sides.
Take a quick look at our past projects:
- 1st Connected Mobility Corporate Hackathon initiated by the Automotive Cluster and Initiative Connected Mobility
- Erfolgreicher Hackathon in Linz: Fünf Start-ups lieferten neue Ideen für Pöttinger Landtechnik” (German-language press article)
- Salzburg AG cooperating with 8 Startups (YouTube)
- Wien Energie cooperating with Syability and Birds.ai
Startups, creative minds & talents wanted!
Join the Connected Mobility Business Hackathon #2 and pitch your solution to the key players in the Austrian economy!
Grow your business with the expertise and network of KTM, Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich and Rosenbauer, get access to resources and markets, exchange ideas and discuss potential long-term cooperation.
Join the leading players of Austrian’s economy in building solutions of the future.
Contact us for more information.
Contact for applicants & innovators:
Antonia Matjacic
antonia@connected-mobility-hackathon.eu
+43 660 377 55 18
Contact for interested corporates:
Wolfgang Kurz
wolfgang.kurz@biz-up.at
+43 732 79810 5088
FAQ
What is the Connected Mobility Business Hackathon?
It’s a three-days workshop, where startups, as well as experts and top management from KTM AG, Rosenbauer and Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich will meet to:
- Match between startup capabilities and requirements of KTM, Rosenbauer and RLBOÖ
- Work jointly on a pre-agreed use case (startup & internal employees)
- Establish a common understanding of the next steps such as field trials, proof-of-concept roadmap incl. budget, marketing scenarios, business case.
- Build a solid basis for the implementation of a joint pilot
What happens after my application?
Best-in-class startups will be invited to the Connected Mobility Business Hackathon. Within two weeks after the registration deadline, the chosen startups will be informed and invited to the remote pitch.
When do I get the notification if I will be invited to the Connected Mobility Business Hackathon?
We will inform you in case you are among the top selected startups who are admitted to the Connected Mobility Business Hackathon within two weeks after the registration deadline.
What is the working language?
Workshop input, documentation, and pitches in English please. While working in your team: if 100% of your team members prefer German, that is not a problem!
Is transportation and accommodation covered?
Up to 200€ travel expenses per person are covered for up to 3 team members. Accommodation including breakfast is covered as well (the amount of nights covered depends on the place of origin). Warm lunch and dinner are provided at the event.