Updates Announced for Critical Challenge Autonomous Vehicle Competition

Scheduling changes have been announced for the Critical Challenge – a competition for the design and construction of an autonomous electric vehicle that has been organized by Critical Move, S.A. in partnership with the MIT-Portugal Program.

Applications Accepted in July 2010

According to the new schedule, submission of applications to the competition will occur in July 2010. The names of those teams selected to participate, based on their project descriptions, will be announced in October 2010.

The kick-off meeting for Phase I of the competition – during which the teams that have been chosen will design a “virtual” autonomous vehicle – will occur in November 2010. The 11.000 € award for the best design will be made in October 2011. Phase II will occur from November 2011 until March 2013. During this time, the teams will develop prototypes of their designs and demonstrate them in an urban environment. The winning team will receive an award of 40.000 €.

New competition guidelines are available here, and on the Critical Challenge website.