Challenge 2019 – Overview
First/last mile
connection
connection
The focus of the first use case was transporting people in the first-/last-mile connection from public transport, from parking lots to venues, and within communities.
Participants submitted their applications in 2018, shortlisted companies and universities conducted try-outs and testing in Dubai in 2019.
Self-driving vehicles connecting origins/destinations to public transport
Self-driving vehicles connecting off-site parking lots to venue entrances
Self-driving vehicles transporting people around a certain location/development
First/last mile
connection
connection
Participation
eligibility
eligibility
The challenge use case was open to all players involved in self-driving transport providing first-/last-mile solutions. Participants were grouped in four different categories.
Participants were expected to meet the following characteristics
Leaders
Previous road testing of more than 20,000 km
First-/last- mile fully integrated solution (that is, a vehicle and the ADS hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis)
Operate in mixed traffic conditions
Adaptive cybersecurity solution
Start-ups
First-/last-mile partial solution or fully integrated solution (that is, a vehicle and the ADS hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis)
Basic navigation in controlled environments
Academia – UAE based
UAE based university or research institute with high level of research and development in areas of self-driving vehicles
Full/small scale working prototypes or original/nascent concepts or simulations
Academia – international
International university or research institute with high level of research and development in areas of self-driving vehicles
Full/small scale working prototypes
Finalists
2018 / 2019
2018 / 2019
An international diversified mix of participants has been shortlisted for the Challenge Testing Program
An international diversified mix of participants has been shortlisted for the Challenge Testing Program
Leaders
Westfield
2getthere
Navya
EasyMile
Drive.ai
GAUSSIN
Baidu
An international diversified mix of participants has been shortlisted for the Challenge Testing Program
An international diversified mix of participants has been shortlisted for the Challenge Testing Program
Startups
Derq
iAuto
Sensible4
An international diversified mix of participants has been shortlisted for the Challenge Testing Program
An international diversified mix of participants has been shortlisted for the Challenge Testing Program
Academia
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Freie University Berlin
University of Technology Sydney
United Arab Emirates University
University of Dubai
Abu Dhabi University
Al Ain University of Science and Technology
CMU
