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Over 90 teams of innovators from more than 20 countries submitted innovative data-driven solutions to improve mobility and city planning in Kuala Lumpur
Selected semi-finalists include teams from Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States and will receive up to $5,000 grant each to develop Proofs of Concept of their solutions
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 14 August 2020 – Sixteen cutting-edge solution ideas were unveiled as semi-finalists for the City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge (CATCH). The Toyota Mobility foundation (TMF) launched CATCH in February 2020 with a global call for dynamic, intelligent and data-driven solutions to address mobility and city planning challenges in Kuala Lumpur.
During the application period which ended 30th June 2020, more than 90 global teams submitted their innovative, deep tech ideas to reimagine city planning through the effective usage of data. After careful consideration, TMF has identified the following sixteen teams as semi-finalists, best suited to CATCH’s problem statement and the five assessment criteria of creativity, desirability, feasibility, sustainability and technicality. These teams will be asked to further develop their ideas into proofs of concept (POC) and at this stage will each receive a grant of up to $5,000 for financial support. Furthermore, they will have access to datasets from public and private agency partners to CATCH which will help them identify daily mobility challenges in Kuala Lumpur.
Pras Ganesh, Program Director of TMF commented: “We are thrilled to announce 16 world-class ideas that represent the data-driven future of sustainable and efficient city planning and mobility. We look forward to working with these semi-finalists to advance their ideas towards realistic and beneficial proofs of concept.”
The sixteen semi-finalists are as follows:
Company Name
Country
Solution Description
ARS T&TT
India / The Netherlands
Traffic data warehousing solution using machine learning technology enabling inclusive transport network management for all
Asia Mobiliti
Malaysia
On-demand microtransit & mobility analytics for first-mile/last-mile connectivity
GeoSpock
UK
Unique analytics database technology enabling smart city data fusion to power advanced multimodal transport optimization
Hayden AI Technologies
USA
Artificial Intelligence powered mobile data collection platform for enhancing safety and efficiency in Smarter Cities
iLocator
Germany
Infrastructure data acquisition from 3rd party data and sensors for machine learning and AI-based analytics
Demand-responsive scheduling and routing optimization for urban and regional transit
Milênio Bus
Brazil
Real time ridership analytics for efficient public transport operations
Mytraffic
Malaysia
Smart city platform with traffic signal optimization utilizing live video stream
Numina
USA
Multimodal traffic flow measurement and analytics, using privacy-first computer vision
Parkit
Malaysia
Peer-to-peer (P2P) parking sharing platform
Rapid Flow Technologies, Inc.
USA
AI-based traffic signal optimization with two-way communication with vehicles and pedestrians
RUNWITHIT Synthetics
Canada
Live, geospatial, AI-based synthetic data modelling for mobility, electrification and human movement
Sensagrate
USA
AI-based real-time computer vision and analytics for traffic optimization and safety
Spot Parking
Australia
Digital mapping technology for curbside rules and parking finder algorithm for improved urban mobility
UNL
Singapore
A smart addressing platform for navigation and location-based services
Conceptualizing Data-Driven Innovations to Reality
TMF will continue to work together with strategic partners including Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and its data partners to support the semi-finalists to enhance their ideas until the selection of finalists in October, through financial grant support, mobility data, and mentorship provided by experts and judges supporting this program.
Through CATCH, TMF hopes to unlock human-centric, data-driven innovations to further ‘Mobility for All’ for residents of Kuala Lumpur.
The Toyota Mobility Foundation was established in August 2014 to support the development of a more mobile society. The Foundation aims to support strong and equitable mobility systems. It utilizes Toyota’s expertise in technology, safety, and the environment, working in partnership with universities, government, non-profit organizations, research institutions and other organizations to address mobility issues around the world. Solutions till date have aimed at resolving urban transportation problems, expanding the utilization of multi-modal mobility, and developing solutions for future generations.
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media
OutReach – 8 June 2020 –Today, AsiaPac Net Media Limited and AdTech
Innovation Limited — agencies under AsiaPac Group leading
Asia’s digital marketing with self-developed AI tools and big data — received Criteo
Partner status in APAC covering Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore
and Malaysia markets.
Criteo Partners is a global partnership
program launched by Criteo, the
global technology company powering the world’s marketers with trusted and
impactful advertising. It is dedicated to helping channel partners better
utilize the company’s advertising platform to grow and expand their customer
base.
Daniel Chan, AsiaPac Group’s Chief Executive Officer said, “Criteo is
renowned for its dynamic retargeting and rich data. We look forward to this
exciting partnership with Criteo so as to drive and convert sales at a larger
scale for our Asia and global clients.”
Criteo’s technology solutions power ad campaigns for over 20,000
advertisers worldwide, with a Shopper Graph providing
insight into two billion monthly active users. Through Criteo Partners,
agencies like AsiaPac Net Media Limited and AdTech Innovation Limited are
enabled with additional strategy and service expertise to activate Criteo’s
data and solutions to grow their business, boost recognition and drive
additional value to their clients.
“This is an exciting win-win partnership with AsiaPac. We see great
value in the opportunity for agency partners like AsiaPac to provide us with
feedback and input to directly influence the evolution of our product roadmap,”
said Yu-Sien Low, Head of Commercial, Hong Kong and Taiwan at Criteo.
About AsiaPac Group
Supported by self-developed AI tools and big data, AsiaPac Net Media and
AdTech Innovation — both under the AsiaPac Group — are highly recognized for
the excellence in providing total performance-driven digital marketing
solutions to 2,500+ businesses across Asia and global corporates targeting Asia
markets, across industries such as ecommerce, education, gaming, travel,
finance, retail, beauty, FMCG, health products etc. For more information on
AsiaPac Net Media and AdTech Innovation, please visit www.asiapac.com.hk or www.adtechinno.com or contact at info@asiapac.com.hk or info.th@adtechinno.com.
About Criteo
Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) is the global technology company powering the
world’s marketers with trusted and impactful advertising. 2,700 Criteo team
members partner with over 20,000 customers and thousands of publishers around
the globe to deliver effective advertising across all channels, by applying
advanced machine learning to unparalleled data sets. Criteo empowers companies
of all sizes with the technology they need to better know and serve their
customers. For more information, please visit www.criteo.com.
