The DTU BeeTech team won People’s Choice Awards accolade in the 2018 Microsoft Imagine Cup Asia Pacific finals held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 4, with their “Smart Car Box” project.
The DTU BeeTech team
The 15 finalists came from nine countries, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam, and were winners of the local finals earlier in the year.
Many excellent applications were presented at the contest. The DTU BeeTech team, Le Viet Trieu, Nguyen Van Phuc and Le Nhat Hung, from the DTU International School, developed an app called the Smart Car Box. It is installed in a car and continuously collects data on its status, which is then relayed to the driver’s smartphone. Whenever the car encounters an unusual situation, the Smart Car Box will analyze the issue, suggest ways of rectifying it or recommend taking the vehicle to the garage.
The Smart Car Box undergoing tests
The software is adapted for multi-platform use and can be installed on various brands of smartphones. It can also be configured to remind the user to perform regular maintenance and uses Xamarin software to guarantee the car always maintains optimal performance. In the case of an accident, the box automatically notifies emergency services of the location for a timely response.
The Smart Car Box cutting-edge app by DTU BeeTech was highly regarded by the online voters in the regional finals and awarded the “People’s Choice Award” accolade and a prize of $300 from Microsoft.
The Smart Car Box has undergone tests in 350 vehicles, with the support from the Truong Hai Thaco Group. It pre-empts potential complications before they occur. According to Microsoft, the application would be costly and DTU should partner with automobile manufacturers or insurance companies to market .
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