The Evolution of Trucking Experience

ABSTRACT

This Challenge, sponsored by Iveco Group, is looking for a new, optimised design of a truck driver’s space that would creatively address an increasing demand for the driver’s performance, safety, and comfort.

This is an Ideation Challenge with a guaranteed award for at least one submitted solution.

OVERVIEW

Trucking represents an essential part of any mature economy. Most often, trucks are driven by a solo driver, who may spend many hours a day at the wheel. When on a trip, the truck cabin becomes both a working and a living space for the driver. This highlights the importance of a proper design of truck driving space to provide drivers with both optimal driving conditions and ample opportunities for rest, office work, and entertainment.

This Challenge, sponsored by Iveco Group, is looking for a new, optimised design of a truck driver’s space that would creatively address an increasing demand for the driver’s performance, safety, and comfort—while, at the same time, considering the existing space limitations of the cab, finding a better iteration between driver seat/rear-bed system for an optimized comfort and usability of the cab-over layout of the trucks on the European market.

This is an Ideation Challenge, which has the following unique features:

• There is a guaranteed award.  The award(s) will be paid to the best submission(s) as solely determined by the Seeker. The total payout will be $15,000, with at least one award being no smaller than $5,000 and no award being smaller than $2,500.
• The Solvers are not required to transfer exclusive intellectual property rights to the Seeker.  Rather, by submitting a proposal, the Solver grants the Seeker a royalty-free, perpetual, and non-exclusive license to commercially exploit any information included in this proposal, including for promotional purposes.

Submissions to this Challenge must be received by 11:59 PM (US Eastern Time) on April 23, 2023. 

Late submissions will not be considered.

After the Challenge deadline, the Seeker will complete the review process and make a decision with regards to the Winning Solution(s). All Solvers that submit a proposal will be notified on the status of their submissions; however, no detailed evaluation of individual submissions will be provided.

ABOUT THE SEEKER

Iveco Group is the home of unique people and brands that power your business and mission to advance a more sustainable society.

The eight brands are each a major force in its specific business: IVECO, a pioneering commercial vehicles brand that designs, manufactures, and markets heavy, medium, and light-duty trucks; FPT Industrial, a global leader in a vast array of advanced powertrain technologies in the agriculture, construction, marine, power generation, and commercial vehicles sectors; IVECO BUS and HEULIEZ, mass-transit and premium bus and coach brands; IDV, for highly-specialised defence and civil protection equipment; ASTRA, a leader in large-scale heavy-duty quarry and construction vehicles; MAGIRUS, the industry-reputed firefighting vehicle and equipment manufacturer; and IVECO CAPITAL, the financing arm which supports them all.

Iveco Group employs approximately 34,000 people around the world and has 28 manufacturing plants and 29 R&D centers.

ELIGIBILITY

Employees of the Iveco Group and its subsidiaries (and members of their families) are not eligible to receive awards for this Challenge.

What is the Wazoku Crowd?

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What is a Wazoku Crowd Ideation™ Challenge?

A Wazoku Crowd Ideation™ Challenge is a broad question formulated to obtain access to new ideas, similar to a global brainstorm for producing a breakthrough idea or market survey which may include ideas for a new product line, a new commercial application for a current product, or even a viral marketing idea to recruit new customers. Ideation™ Challenge submissions are typically about two written pages, and Seekers receive a non-exclusive, perpetual license to use all submissions.

In an Ideation™ Challenge, Solvers may:

• Submit ideas of their own
• Submit third party information that they have the right to use and further the authority to convey that right and the right to use and develop derivative works to Seekers
• Submit information considered in the public domain without any limitations on use

Solvers should not reveal any confidential information in their submissions. Often the Ideation™ Challenge will be followed by one or more of the other three Challenge types to further develop the ideas and gain Intellectual Property protection when the concept has been well-defined.