The Innovation Camp is organised by Toyota Motor Europe and JA Europe, its partner for the ‘Girls STEM the Future programme’. At this challenge, young talents are called to create an innovative product or service that improves access to mobility for those often left behind in cities.
”Inclusive mobility means freedom of movement, opportunities for growth, and happier lives”, said the European students who took part in the “Mobility For All” Online Innovation Camp.
The Innovation Camp was organised by JA Europe, in partnership with Toyota Motor Europe as part of its Girls STEM the Future programme aimed at breaking stereotypes about STEM.
42 high school students from across Europe took on the challenge to come up with an innovative product or service that would improve access to mobility for those often left behind in cities.
After two days of ideation and preparation, the students pitched their innovative solutions to a jury composed of Filip-Alexandru Negreanu-Arboreanu, Deputy Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean, European Commission; Keren Beit Cohen, Business Creation Manager, EIT Urban Mobility; Karen Peeters, Head of Business Innovation, Toyota; Isotta Cerri, Head of R&D Material Engineering 1, Toyota; Rita van Driel, International Paralympic Committee, Governing Board member at large and Chairperson IPC Women in Sport Committee and Monica Perez Lobo, Head of Sustainability & ESG, Toyota.
The second and third places went to the teams that proposed to improve inclusive mobility in our cities using a robot to support people with reduced mobility and a small autonomous vehicle for disabled people to travel safely and independently.
The winning idea was proposed by a team called “Mobility Green” from Germany, who came up with a navigation app called INMO, that will show accessible routes and services for people with reduced mobility.
