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.
First/last mile
connection
connection
![sd-challenge-img-3](https://sdcongress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sd-challenge-img-3.jpg)
Participation
eligibility
eligibility
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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
![leaders-icon](http://sdcongress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/leaders-icon.png)
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
![startup-icon](http://sdcongress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/startup-icon.png)
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
![academia-icon](http://sdcongress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/academia-icon.png)