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Here you will find a collection of links related to AV, ADAS, Smart Transportation and Communicating Vehicles. The links have been organized into categories for your convenience and may be listed under multiple categories. Please note that the listing of these links does not represent a recommendation from OPINA, its affiliated partners, Okan University, the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Trade, the European Union and the Republic of Turkey. OPINA and its partners are not responsible for the content of the websites included in this list. Find Links Our collection has been sorted into categories to help you navigate and find the resources you are looking for:
Incubators
Startup Autobahn
Collaboration
between Daimler and US accelerator Plug and Play, created to bring young startups and
established
industrial companies together to find synergies between their business models and test
innovative new technologies.
For startups – Daniel Dilger or Andy Toth. For corporate – Sascha Karimpour.
https://www.startup-autobahn.com/en/apply-now/
Startup Autobahn Singapore
Part of the Daimler initiative, but as a separate corporate co-innovation platform powered by Mercedes-Benz, and supported by the National University of Singapore. The focus of this initiative is on areas such as customers, automotive retail, aftersales, and corporation and infrastructure management. Lucep, as an AI-driven customer happiness company, comes in under the first category of ‘customers.
http://www.startup-autobahn.sg/Jaguar Land Rover Tech Incubator
Jaguar, also a Lucep customer, supports startups developing automotive technologies, with a particular focus autonomous driving, connectivity, computing, intelligent interfaces, and 3rd party services. Danielle Alexander, General Manager, Jaguar Land Rover Tech Incubator
https://www.f6s.com/jlrilabsBMW Startup Garage
BMW Startup Garage Supporting startups with an innovative technology, product or service that can make a significant contribution to BMW Group vehicles, services, factories and systems. Ana Carolina Alex, Lead, Startup Programs
https://www.bmwstartupgarage.com/Techstars Mobility
Located in Torino, Italy, Techstars Smart Mobility, in partnership with Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione CRT and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, is coming to an end, and we would like to invite you to our virtual Live Demo Day to meet 12 of the most promising startups in the smart mobility space. Managing Director Martin Olczyk https://www.techstars.com/accelerators
https://www.techstars.com/AIDC
AIDC Another Ford incubator located in South Africa, the Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) has launched several initiatives in partnership with local governments and OEMs. nkessery@aidc.co.za and Faheem Hussain – +27 012-564 5191 incubateerecruitment@aidc.co.za
http://www.aidc.co.za/GM Venture
General Motors is skipping the whole accelerator bit and directly investing in growth stage startups. GM Ventures says that it is enabling tomorrow’s technologies today, and “provides our partners with an ideal platform for commercializing innovation in the global transportation industry.” Investment Managers – Josh Berg, Rohit Makharia, Jason Nolte, Sean Simpson
https://www.gmventures.com/en/homeDRIVE Automotive Technology Incubator
Tel Aviv, Israel-based startup mobility accelerator founded by Mayer Cars and Trucks Ltd is selecting startups working on areas including sensors and computer vision, the shared economy and smart city solutions, urbanization applications, machine learning and autonomous vehicles, predictive analytics and business intelligence, fleet management, mapping and parking, etc. Omer Shachar, Founding Partner
https://www.drivetlv.com/The Transparent Factory
Volkswagen’s famous glass factory in Dresden, Germany, which is now a tourist attraction and showcase for the company’s ‘future of mobility’ initiatives, also houses their innovative startup mobility programme under the company’s “Future Mobility Incubator” start-up scheme. Executive Directors – Prof. Dr. Siegfried Fiebig (Managing Director), Dirk Coers, Kai Siedlatzek
https://www.glaesernemanufaktur.de/de.htmlHax
The Seed Program combines a $550,000 USD investment, 180 days of collaboration and global founder community for early stage founders building hard tech startups. Founders join us across our locations in San Francisco, Shenzhen and Tokyo to collaborate with our in-house team of engineers, designers and entrepreneurs. Startups get access to the unparalleled experts, investors, manufacturers and supply chains to thrive as an early stage hard tech startup. https://sosv.com/apply/hax/
https://hax.co/Connected Mobility Incubator
Partnership between Renault and Paris Incubateurs, created to expand cooperation between Renault and automotive technology startups working on technologies for R-Link and Renault’s connected vehicles. Jean-François Galloüin, CEO of Paris Incubateurs; Nicolas Nollet, Sales & Marketing Strategy Director of Renault https://group.renault.com/en/innovation-2/openinnovation
https://www.parisandco.com/Honda Xcelerator
Run by Honda Innovations, the open innovation arm of Honda, this program offers to fund for rapid prototyping, a collaborative workspace, and pairing with Honda mentors. Dennis Clark, Managing Director, Strategic Venture Partnerships
http://xcelerator.hondainnovations.com/application/Impact Connected Car
Participating startups will be invited to have a special place in the Connected Car Open Space, a new platform that brings together the Connected Car community. Finally, top startups will have the opportunity to receive private funding of up to €200,000 from participating venture capital funds. Nacho Pinedo, Founder https://www.crunchbase.com/person/nacho-pinedo https://www.impact-accelerator.com/
https://www.impact-accelerator.com/connected-car/Autonebula
Autonebula is a connected vehicle accelerator and investment fund that nurtures aspiring startups in this realm. Founders: Bharat Ramani, Sanjay Puri https://www.crunchbase.com/person/bharat-ramani https://www.crunchbase.com/person/sanjay-puri-2 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIQKfwjxPTU7z_4s1cMOZGu085Phx-v2NGLsGD9fAmuHhEZA/viewform
https://www.autonebula.com/International Automotive Associations and Clusters
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United Kingdom
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Relevant NGOs and Public Organizations in Turkey
Vehicle Data & Platforms
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