With an aim to accelerate innovation in connected, autonomous, shared, and electric mobility areas, the Government of Telangana has invited Indian start-ups to showcase their scalable business ideas and innovative solutions for the C.A.S.E. Mobility Grand Start-up Challenge.
The participating start-ups will submit their innovative ideas to resolve key issues of the Indian E-mobility sector. The challenge's grand finale will be held on February 7, 2023, during the Hyderabad E-Mobility Week, wherein the top seven start-ups will pitch their ideas to the eminent jury comprised of Government representatives, industry veterans, start-up founders and academic thought leaders.
The jury comprises industry veterans such as Vikram Garga, Group Head - Marketing, Apollo Tyres, Sanjeev P, Head EV Micromobility, TVS Motor Company, Sascha Ricanek, Vice President, ZF Race Engineering, Harsha Bavirisetty, Co-founder & COO, Biliti Electric, Prof Rajalakshmi P, Director, TiHan, IIT Hyderabad’s Innovation Hub along with eminent government representatives.
Interestingly, the C.A.S.E. mobility challenge winner will be awarded grants of up to INR 10 lakh, and the runners-up will be awarded grants of up to INR 5 lakh.
The winners will also enrol in T-Hub’s start-up incubation programmes and receive mentorship from leading industry leaders. In addition, the winners of T-Aim’s AI Grand Challenge held in October 2022 will also be felicitated during the event.
Start-ups participating in the C.A.S.E. challenge will also showcase their products and technologies in the exclusive space for start-ups at the Hyderabad E-Motor Show, which will be held from 8-10 February. The Hyderabad E-Motor Show will also witness the launch of Pininfarina Battista, Citroen eC3 Car and EV vehicles by Quantum Energy, Urban Sphere and Gravton Motors.
Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce and Information Technology, Government of Telangana, said, “Innovations in C.A.S.E. mobility will drive the automobile industry’s next revolution.”
He added that the grand challenge will provide a unique platform for start-ups to interact with technology experts, get inputs from the thought leaders and plan their next growth phase.
Satish Sharma, President, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Apollo Tyres, said, “Post establishing a Digital Innovation Centre in the UK last year, we are now setting up a 2nd innovation hub in Hyderabad, which will not only help us drive organisational efficiencies but also aid our journey towards the research and development of tyres for Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric (CASE) Mobility.”
Maheswaran Calavai, Chief Digital and AI Officer, TVS Motor Company, noted that the company has been investing in world-leading digital and AI platforms, and the aim is to continue to scale new benchmarks in building cutting-edge digital capabilities.
“Being part of this innovation challenge lines up with our commitment, giving us an opportunity to witness the plethora of creative and unique ideas that these young entrepreneurs have to offer,” he added.
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