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AUTO(R) 2012 DESIGN CHALLENGE: CREATE URBAN ELECTRIC MICRO VEHICLE.

The urban mobility market is booming. By 2015 thirty million scooters will be sold annually. People are buying them to move quickly through urban traffic, to park where cars cannot and to save on fuel. At the same time, many commuters avoid purchasing two wheelers because they’re frequently uncomfortable and only drive well in nice weather. This niche is so big that manufacturers are starting to create vehicles just for this demographic. Motorcycle companies are experimenting with larger and more feature-filled motorcycles while automotive companies are shrinking their vehicles. These companies are all fighting for the same consumers.

We challenge you to create the most desirable urban vehicle of them all.

WINNERS FOR PREVIOUS CHALLENGES:
2011 Design Challenge: New car body type for transition economies in 2020
Young designer category: Mirko Vujičić
Professional designer category: David Olsen (USA)
Entries: http://www.automotivedesignconference.com/design-challenge/2011-2/

2010 Design Challenge: Automobile for senior citizens
Young designer category: Zdenko Vukoja
Entries: http://www.automotivedesignconference.com/design-challenge/2010-2/

2009 Design Challenge: Automobile for generation born 1990
Young designer category: Elvis Tomljenović
Entries: http://www.automotivedesignconference.com/design-challenge/2009-2/

Urban mobility is a hot topic right now, but traffic jams have been around since Babylon. One hundred years ago Peugeot hired Ettore Bugatti, then a young Italian engineer, to create a small car for mobility in Paris. After WWII, the average European could not afford a car, so in the 50s and 60s many budget microcars, nicknamed “bubble cars” emerged. Now, microcars are coming back!

Requirements

  • Ground-based vehicle - no flying saucers please

  • Three or four wheels - but remember that this is a microcar!

  • Small footprint - easy to move around and easy to park is essential in big city

  • Single seated or tandem (1+1 or 2 seats) - 90% of commuters ride alone, but people like to have possibility to give someone a ride

  • Enclosed cabin - nobody wants to get wet or cold. Open vehicles are welcome, so long as they have a roof, either soft or hard

  • Small boot (trunk) capacity - what do you carry around city? Laptop, sport bag, shopping bags...

  • Electric vehicle - it just makes sense

  • Excellent style and design

Rules

  • Project submission deadline is 15 April 2012 at midnight by CET

  • Participants are divided in two categories, according to their work experience:
    1. Professionals – one who works or have worked in automotive industry, including
    internship
    2. Young designers – one who never worked or obtained internship in automotive
    industry

  • Submission has to contain: project title, short description in English, authors name and surname. When submitting your work state category you apply for (1. or 2.)

  • Responsibility for branding is upon contenders

  • Presentation has to be submitted on one B1 portrait format in digital form, ready for print

  • The competition is open to everyone

  • Team entries are welcome

  • You can submit several designs

  • Tag your entry with “electric vehicle” to make it easier to find

  • Privately uploaded entries will be made public after the competition deadline. Access needs to be shared to daniel@scuderiazagreb.com and kaspar@grabcad.com

  • Competition winner will be announced at Automotive Design Conference and here on this challenge page.

Prizes

Prize

The best projects get worldwide promotion and GrabCAD motivation packages.

About the jury?

Winner will be chosen by automotive design experts and speakers at Auto(r) 2012 Automotive Design Conference.

List of the jurors:
1) Frank Stephenson, Design Director, McLaren

2) Gordon Murray, renowned designer of Formula One race cars and the McLaren F1 road car, (Gordon Murray Design)

3) Peter Stevens, 2002 Automotive Designer of the Year by AutoCar Magazine, (Peter Stevens Design)

4) Sébastien Stassin, (Kiska)

5) Automotive Design Conference speakers

About Automotive Design Conference

First staged in 2009, Auto(r) is one of the world's most important automotive design conferences and the biggest one in Europe. This is world's only event where automotive designers address people who are not professionally connected with automotive industry. This mass orientated conference mission is to promote automotive design as part of industrial design and to popularize automotive culture in general. Number of visitors is constantly growing and event itself became automotive think-tank. The event offers unique networking opportunity and is proven as a place where new ideas are born.

www.automotivedesignconference.com

40 comments

  • Doug Davey

    Doug Davey about 12 years ago

    Is this a concept design or must all detail be added, eg enging suspention ect

    Doug Davey has uploaded 44 CAD models & has left 354 comments.
  • Doug Davey

    Doug Davey about 12 years ago

    Is there somewhere where we can see past entres

    Doug Davey has uploaded 44 CAD models & has left 354 comments.
  • Manolis Theofilos

    Manolis Theofilos about 12 years ago

    Nice!!!!!!

    Manolis Theofilos has uploaded 85 CAD models & has left 528 comments.
  • Tobias Mattsson

    Tobias Mattsson about 12 years ago

    Really nice, i hope i have the time to make atleast one concept for this one!

    Tobias Mattsson has uploaded 89 CAD models & has left 810 comments.
  • Marcus

    Marcus about 12 years ago

    Nice ...

    Marcus has uploaded 117 CAD models & has left 406 comments.
  • J. Shepherd

    J. Shepherd about 12 years ago

    what is a "GrabCAD Motivation Package"?

    J. Shepherd has uploaded 5 CAD models & has left 9 comments.
  • CCG

    CCG about 12 years ago

    Do we have to use a 3d software or it can be done with pencils and paper....i like the second bether....i like to draw

    CCG has uploaded 77 CAD models & has left 170 comments.
  • Kaspar Kiis

    Kaspar Kiis about 12 years ago

    @Ghioca Claudiu. It must be done in 3D software. You can team up with other members that might be able to help you out with the 3D design.

    Kaspar Kiis has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 635 comments.
  • CCG

    CCG about 12 years ago

    To much work for such a small prize....my oppinion...our designs can be used to make a real city car....they get the money and fame and we get the "motivation". But i will get into the challenge just for exercise.....

    CCG has uploaded 77 CAD models & has left 170 comments.
  • Hardi Meybaum

    Hardi Meybaum about 12 years ago

    Chioca, take this is a ticket to impress amazing jury:

    1) Frank Stephenson, Design Director, McLaren
    2) Gordon Murray, renowned designer of Formula One race cars and the McLaren F1 road car, (Gordon Murray Design)
    3) Peter Stevens, 2002 Automotive Designer of the Year by AutoCar Magazine, (Peter Stevens Design)
    4) Sébastien Stassin, (Kiska)

    Hardi Meybaum has uploaded 6 CAD models & has left 771 comments.
  • FPF Design

    FPF Design about 12 years ago

    Hello all!

    I have two quick questions. Me and my friend will enter this competition as a team. I am new to this site so I wonder how we go about doing that. My other question is in what category we will end up. I, the designer has not yet worked in the automotive industry and my modeller teammate is currently working in the industry. What will happen?

    FPF Design has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 2 comments.
  • Daniel Tomicic

    Daniel Tomicic about 12 years ago

    @FPF We welcome teams, so feel free to work together on this project. Since one of you have experience from automotive industry you'll enter pro category.

    Daniel Tomicic has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 24 comments.
  • FPF Design

    FPF Design about 12 years ago

    Thank you for the anwser @ Daniel Tomicic!

    FPF Design has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 2 comments.
  • Emil Pop

    Emil Pop about 12 years ago

    how do I add here a car that I already loaded in my profile a while ago, but that fits this contest?

    Emil Pop has uploaded 21 CAD models & has left 117 comments.
  • Emil Pop

    Emil Pop about 12 years ago

    Grabcad has serious technical problems, here is the standard message:
    Sorry, but something went wrong

    We have been notified about this issue and we will take a look at it shortly. Try again in a minute!

    This is coming up 20 times a day when pushing the button to upload a model, or to load a review, or the upload button itself after selecting the file to be loaded, or simply trying to see somebody's profile or project.
    How can people participate in contests or upload models if the site itself is broken?

    Emil Pop has uploaded 21 CAD models & has left 117 comments.
  • joost

    joost about 12 years ago

    does someone know how to create a B1 format presentation (microsoft publisher doesn't work)

    joost has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 2 comments.
  • Kaspar Kiis

    Kaspar Kiis about 12 years ago

    The upload problem has now been fixed. Sorry about that and thank you for your patience.

    Kaspar Kiis has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 635 comments.
  • joost

    joost about 12 years ago

    Hello does someone know how to create a B1 format presentation

    joost has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 2 comments.
  • Stoycho

    Stoycho about 12 years ago

    Hello!
    I think that B1 Presentation is actually a panel with dimensions: 707/1000 mm (portrait format). But I have another question: how do I upload a project for the competition? By e-mail, sending my B1 presentation, or uploading here, on the webpage? What does "Privately uploaded entries" mean? Let's say I want to upload B1 presentation privately... Thanks :)

    Stoycho has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 21 comments.
  • peterr

    peterr about 12 years ago

    Hi There,

    I am wondering in regards to this competition, what is the promotion like in order to further our careers, has anyone been 'discovered' through these types of contests? also do we have any protection over our ideas?

    thank you much!

    peterr has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 2 comments.
  • Kaspar Kiis

    Kaspar Kiis about 12 years ago

    @Stycho please upload the B1 format as "Cad file" to our library. Privately uploaded entries mean that your design will be seen only by people you share the CAD file with. For example on this challenge you need to share model with daniel@scuderiazagreb.com and kaspar@grabcad.com

    Kaspar Kiis has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 635 comments.
  • Kaspar Kiis

    Kaspar Kiis about 12 years ago

    @peterr terms and conditions can be found from the following page: http://grabcad.com/challenges/terms

    Kaspar Kiis has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 635 comments.
  • Daniel Tomicic

    Daniel Tomicic about 12 years ago

    @peterr You'd be surprised how many people from automotive industry follow this kind of contests. There are designers who event got employed in this way.

    Daniel Tomicic has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 24 comments.
  • Daniel Tomicic

    Daniel Tomicic about 12 years ago

    @joost For B1 presentation use Adobe Ilustrator, Photoshop, Corel Draw or some similar project.

    Daniel Tomicic has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 24 comments.
  • Rasa Ahnkrep

    Rasa Ahnkrep about 12 years ago

    for this challenge, i would need to submit 1 3D model and 1 2D model in B1 format, is that correct? i learned about this challenge just now, can i make a basic undetailed 3D model and finish up the rest in my 2D?

    Rasa Ahnkrep has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 1 comments.
  • Kaspar Kiis

    Kaspar Kiis about 12 years ago

    @Rasa yes you can as long as 3D CAD files are attached.

    Kaspar Kiis has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 635 comments.
  • Kaspar Kiis

    Kaspar Kiis about 12 years ago

    Thank you to all the participants. Can everybody please make sure they have their entries listed: http://grabcad.com/challenges/urban-e-v/entries If no, please send me an e-mail to kaspar@grabcad.com

    Kaspar Kiis has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 635 comments.
  • Branko Stokuca

    Branko Stokuca about 12 years ago

    It's all good. My car is there.

    Branko Stokuca has uploaded 117 CAD models & has left 855 comments.
  • Guillaume Cabandé

    Guillaume Cabandé about 12 years ago

    little question...do you know date of result ??????

    Guillaume Cabandé has uploaded 17 CAD models & has left 40 comments.
  • Guillaume Cabandé

    Guillaume Cabandé almost 12 years ago

    ...

    Guillaume Cabandé has uploaded 17 CAD models & has left 40 comments.
  • Thilina Nuwan Shantha

    Thilina Nuwan Shantha almost 12 years ago

    may I know the winners please

    Thilina Nuwan Shantha has uploaded 51 CAD models & has left 49 comments.
  • Thilina Nuwan Shantha

    Thilina Nuwan Shantha almost 12 years ago

    may I know the winners please

    Thilina Nuwan Shantha has uploaded 51 CAD models & has left 49 comments.
  • Thilina Nuwan Shantha

    Thilina Nuwan Shantha almost 12 years ago

    any details on winners?

    Thilina Nuwan Shantha has uploaded 51 CAD models & has left 49 comments.
  • Thilina Nuwan Shantha

    Thilina Nuwan Shantha almost 12 years ago

    any details on winners?

    Thilina Nuwan Shantha has uploaded 51 CAD models & has left 49 comments.
  • Daniel Tomicic

    Daniel Tomicic over 11 years ago

    http://www.automotivedesignconference.com/challenge/2012-2/

    Daniel Tomicic has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 9 comments.

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