IOT product design competition for transportation application

Electronic component distributor element 14 has launched a design competition for electronics engineering community to design a IOT system for transportation application. The design challenge is called "IOT on wheels". The semiconductor partner for this challenge is leading microcontroller and other semiconductor chip maker STMicroelectronics. The competing electronics engineers to use STMicroelectronics STM32 Nucleo embedded board in creating a prototype that makes automotive/transportation vehicle smarter, safer, and efficient. The connectivity in the vehicles is growing at a fast rate, it is estimated that 381 million connected cards will be on the road by 2020 compared to 36 million in 2016, as per BI intelligence. Some of the innovation examples include access to music while driving, and reducing car insurance bills by monitoring the driver behaviour. Element 14 invites engineers to design a inspirational prototype to make travelling in vehicles safer and enhance comfort levels. This competition covers not only road vehicles but all types of transportation people use. Dianne Kibbey, Global Head of Community and Social Media, element14 points out "the opportunity in India's automotive market where the number of cars on India's road reportedly doubles every 8-10 years we want our challengers to consider how we can make our vehicles safer, smarter or more efficien...