RULES OF COMPETITION
1 – Announcement
Euronautics srl hereby announces the “1st Euronautics Design Competition”, focusing on Automotive Vehicle Design for the future of 360 degrees sustainable mobility.
2 – Vision & theme
The automotive mobility is experiencing the deepest revolution it has ever seen since its beginning. These changes are mainly driven by a better environmental awareness all over the world, which is turning into “normal” thinking concepts such as low- or zero-emissions, utilization of natural resources, energy generation and availability, cost.
However, some other aspects are not stressed as strongly, such as ethics behind availability of some materials, labor conditions in some areas where these materials come from, full-life impact of the vehicle (from its fabrication to end of life), net waste of the vehicle after its service.
All the above need to co-exist with the needs of the users, which want (and deserve) cheap, roomy, and life-easy cars for their daily activities such as commute to work, shopping, taxing of kids in their many activities. In the 1980’s, this mission was well interpreted by two symbol European cars: Fiat Panda and Renault 4.
Theme of this contest is to imagine the exterior and interior design of a 21st century car, taking the inheritance of these two iconic vehicles.
The following list summarizes the requirements that the car shall fulfill, which the proposed design shall fit into:
- Compact: the car shall fit in the “city car” or “compact car” market segment. Technical data relevant to this aspect may be found in Section 4 of this document.
- Roomy: the car shall be thought for comfortable access and seat of four adults and enough storage space for two sports bags.
- Recyclable: the battery system Euronautics is planning to use for this vehicle is 100% recyclable. Not 99%, it actually is 100%. For this reason, all the materials intended to be used for the rest of the build shall comply with this requirement. It would be beneficial if recycled materials are foreseen to be used in the vehicle.
- Slow and relaxed: just like the Panda or the R4, the vehicle will be moved by a small motor of 30 HP. This will make it move slowly in the town traffic, requiring a non-aggressive driving approach. The electric motor and the battery system are completely maintenance free. Finally, the energy storage is such to allow to use the car during the everyday activities, and just recharge it during the night, in a common household socket, kind of what happens for a cell phone. All the above being said, the car design shall remind of a stress-free way of living, which is the only choice for the sustainability of the future.
- High quality waiting time: in the wake of the above, it would be advantageous if the vehicle encloses features which increase the quality of the time spent in the parked car (e.g. waiting for the kids to get out of school or gym). Again, just being and staying in the vehicle shall be a pleasant experience for the occupants, not a waste of time.
The target for being successful in this contest is to create a design that fits into our vision of the city-car of the future.
3 – Participants
Any natural person or legal entity may present their candidacy, as an individual or as a group. Participation to the competition is free of any charge by the participant.
4 – Presentation rules & technical constraints
The presentation of the project shall fulfil the following rules:
- The Project must be written in English.
- The Project shall be provided a distinctive name.
- Mention of possible production technologies used to obtain the proposed design shall be valued.
- Projects must be delivered on a single pdf file, size A3, with a resolution of 300px minimum.
Projects shall be comprised of the following sections:
- Abstract
The Abstract is the deliverable that covers the story on which the project is based, as well as the number of explanations necessary to facilitate its understanding.
This section of the project shall contain at least one sheet.
- Mood-board (Inspiration Panel)
The Mood-board or Inspiration Panel is the section that graphically represents a study of the conceptual line of the vehicle, indicating the direction of vehicle exterior and interior aesthetic finishes.
This section of the project shall contain at least one sheet.
- Vehicle exteriors
This section of the project shall contain at least two sheets with different views of the vehicle exteriors. It is preferred, but not mandatory, that the full creation process is explained starting from the hand sketches through the final design. The final design can be hand sketched, made through computer graphics, rendered from a 3D, any combination of the above, or obtained by any other graphical means.
- Vehicle interiors
This section of the project shall contain at least two sheets with different views of the vehicle interiors. It is preferred, but not mandatory, that the full creation process is explained starting from the hand sketches through the final design. The means to produce the graphics of this Section follow the same rules as for the Vehicle exteriors. In this Section, the features making the vehicle suitable with the “High quality waiting time”, if present, shall be presented.
- Material pattern
In this section, the materials to be used to fulfill the recyclability requirement, or the “stress-free way of living” requirement shall be identified and be given explanation of. Preferred materials shall have natural derivation.
This section of the project shall contain at least one sheet.
The following technical data shall be notionally accounted for. This does not means that the figures shall be demonstrated to be fulfilled, however the proposed design shall be consistent with them.
- The vehicle shall have a wheelbase not longer than 2.3 meters, and an overall length of maximum 3.6 meters. No limitation is given on the height of the vehicle, nor on its width.
- The car powertrain is small, however room needed for battery allocation is quite large: battery volume shall be in excess of 300 liters, battery height is 320 millimeters.
- The preferred location for the batteries is on the floor of the vehicle. This shall be accounted for when addressing positions of seating and driving.
5 – Project delivery
Project shall be delivered via Google module, accessible via a dedicated link available at https://www.euronautics.com/design-contest/
6 – Project submission deadline
The project presentation period ends on Tuesday, 31st January 2023.
Projects submitted for competition shall not be returned nor shall any correspondence be entered into or any information be provided about them.
7 – Guarantees provided by the participant
The competition participant certifies and guarantees to Euronautics srl the following:
- That the project is original and has not been presented to any other competition or any other forum, neither verbally nor in writing.
- That he/she is the sole and exclusive project author (where the project has been produced by more than one person or by a company, they certify and guarantee that they are the sole and exclusive authors) and that it does not infringe, either directly or indirectly, the rights of third parties.
- That on its date of submission to this competition, he/she is the sole and legitimate owner of the industrial and intellectual property rights for the project (in the event that the project has been produced by more than one person or by a company, they certify and guarantee that they are the sole and exclusive owners).
- In the event that the participant is a natural person, that the project has not been created within the context of employment or the service of others.
8 – Jury
The jury is responsible for choosing the contest winner.
The jury’s evaluation criteria is based on:
- Innovation of design proposals.
- Quality of deliverables.
- Adherence to the technical constraints and presentation rules as reported in Section 4 of this document.
The jury shall be composed by professionals nominated by Euronautics srl, who will have no direct or indirect relationship with the applicants, in order to provide the best insurance of impartiality.
9 – Prizes
The winner of the contest:
- Shall be advertised on all Euronautics social media (mainly LinkedIn and Instagram) and on a dedicated page on Euronautics web site (www.euronautics.com).
- Will be eligible for an award of €2,000, should Euronautics srl decide to purchase the ownership of the project. In such case, the intellectual property of the winning project will be transferred from the project author to Euronautics srl as a result of the payment of the award.
- Will have right of first refusal, in the case Euronautics srl shall continue the development of the vehicle based on the winning project, for all the activities related to preliminary design through industrialization of the project.
In the event that the jury decides that none of the works presented meets the conditions for the award, the prize may go unawarded.
The jury’s decisions are final.
10 – Project dissemination
The competitors grant Euronautics srl the authority to publish, communicate, present or disseminate verbally, in wiring or graphically, the projects presented to competition, whilst always mentioning the project author.
11 – Intellectual property
The intellectual property of each project remains of the project author even after the conclusion of the contest.
The intellectual property of the winning project will be transferred from the project author to Euronautics srl as a result of the payment of the award as per Section 9 of this document.
12 – Request for information
Further information can be requested via email at engineering@euronautics.com
13 – Processing of personal data
Euronautics srl will process participant’s personal data in accordance with D.L. 196 of 30 Jun 2003, on the Protection of Personal Data, for the sole purpose of running this competition.
14 – Applicable law
This competition is subject to Italian law.
15 – Dispute resolution
In the event of a disagreement between the participant and Euronautics srl in relation to the competition or the terms of these Rules, the Courts and Tribunals of Foggia (Italy) shall have jurisdiction to decide on any such dispute.
16 – Communication
The official source of information is the web page https://www.euronautics.com/design-contest/ All communications, modifications and progress regarding the competition shall be published on the aforementioned web sites.
17 – Acceptance of the rules
Participation in this competition supposes full acceptance of these Rules. Explicit acceptance of the rules herein contained shall be given via checking acceptance fields in the submission Google module available at https://www.euronautics.com/design-contest/