The Chicago Connectory hosted the second edition of a mobility hackathon on October 19 & 20th, 2018. Promoted by Bosch and KPMG, students from various universities developed business models and pitches that were presented to local judges.
The hackathon challenge was to change the way Chicago moves by creating a solution that reduces pollution, reduces congestion, increases mobility for low-income neighborhoods and optimizes the flow of multi-modal travel options. During the 26-hour hackathon, approximately 40 students broke into 11 groups and used their skills to develop an idea for the challenge.
On the final day, the 11 groups had five minutes each to present their pitches to the judges. In the end, there were three winners: Best overall idea, best pitch and best execution.
Best Overall – the Roiti team for their pitch, “Feel Your City”. It consisted of implementing sensors in train and Divvy bikes to collect data like GPS information, movement and CO2.
Read more about the mobility hackathon here.