Continental organises second edition of hackathon on CASE -Connected, Automotive, Shared, Electrified

Fiction2Science is a flagship hackathon event at Continental, aimed at connecting with universities in India to generate new ideas, fund research topics, and facilitate recruitment opportunities.

Autocar Pro News Desk By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar 21 Apr 2023 Views icon2412 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp

Technology firm Continental organised the second edition of the #Fiction2Science student Hackathon, in Bengaluru, on the theme of CASE- Connected, Automotive, Shared, and Electrified.

Fiction2Science is a flagship hackathon event at Continental, aimed at connecting with universities in India to generate new ideas, fund research topics, and facilitate recruitment opportunities.

Over 50 universities from across India participated, submitting more than 130 ideas on the theme of CASE. 

The Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, which worked on Smart Vehicle Health Management using IoT, won the hackathon. They were awarded a Rs 1 lakh prize and a job offer to work with the company.

Latha Chembrakalam, Head of Technical Centre India, Continental Automotive said that organising such events enabled students to apply their learnings in a practical sense with contemporary industry standards.

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