EZ-EV – Smart Transportation Design Challenge

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Smart systems on wheels! Create a prototype smart electric vehicle or smart system for a next-generation of vehicles. Help it overcome obstacles, optimize battery performance - that’s what this Smart Transport Design Challenge is all about.

In this challenge we ask participants to design a prototype or test rig using a kit of components from ADI, Molex, and NI.

5 selected Challengers will get the kit of Components below FREE of charge to help build a smart transport-themed prototype.

For the chance to win one of the prizes below, you must blog your build process and share the final outcome of your Project that showcases features of the sponsor’s components in the most imaginative way possible.

Example projects include but are not limited to:

• Prototype EV Vehicle
• Auto-charging EV parking space
• Battery management and battery insight system
• Speed Monitoring Prototype
• EV Safety and Redundancy System
• Traffic Management Solution
• Sensor & perception system
• Navigation & obstacle avoidance system

Click Enroll on the right to apply now.

The Prizes

Prizes are subject to change but will be of similar price and style.

*Don't worry if a prize is out of stock in your region or does not have the right plug for you. We can ship from global stocks, include a plug adaptor, or find a local equivalent of a prize.
**Grand Prize and Runner Up winners will also earn the finisher prize.

Sponsored Challenger Kit

5 Sponsored Challengers get the following kit free of charge to incorporate into their project.

The Sponsored Kit
	Analog Devices EVAL-ADM3068EEBZ Evaluation Board
	Emerson | NI 3-month free LabVIEW Trial
	Molex Cable Assembly, MX150 Receptacle to Free End, 2 Ways, 3.5 mm, 1 Row, 600 mm, 23.6 " Molex Cable Assembly, MX150 Plug to Free End, 2 Ways, 3.5 mm, 1 Row, 300 mm, 11.8 "
	Arduino UNO Q SBC, 2GB, ARM CORTEX-A53/M33F

The Dates

Special Terms

5 Applicants will be chosen to receive The Kit above, these successful applicants will be our sponsored challengers. The sponsored challengers must showcase features of the kit in the most imaginative way possible. Good and imaginative uses of component features will be graded more favorably.

Challengers must post their progress and final project as at least 5 Forum Thread updates and 1 Project Blog type and post before the closing date.

Posts which are media rich with Photos, Videos and Code samples will be viewed more favorably in the Judging Process.

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The Judges

element14 Community Judges  element14 Community Team

The Terms

Please read the full terms and conditions included here:

About The Sponsors

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) empowers the Intelligent Edge with the most innovative analog, digital, and software solutions, accelerating breakthroughs that benefit society and the planet. Learn more about their technologies here. 

At Molex, we believe in the transformative power of creating connections. Obstacles become opportunity through innovation, engineering expertise, collaborative customer experiences and industry-leading interconnect solutions. Alongside our customers, we’re bridging borders between patients and medical providers, creating safer and smarter industrial environments, turning mobile devices into hubs of on-demand information and enabling data centers to support it all. Together, we are Creating Connections for Life. For more information, click here. 

At Emerson | NI, we bring together the people, ideas and technology so forward thinkers and creative problem solvers can take on humanity’s biggest challenges. From data and automation to research and validation, we provide the tailored, software-connected systems engineers and enterprises need to Engineer Ambitiously every day. Learn more about NI's products here.