Next Generation Mobility Challenge from Toyota
and Net Impact Inspires Millennials to Develop Solutions to Local
and Global Mobility Issues
Set to Launch at 13 U.S. University Campuses in
Spring 2016
Today, we have more options for getting from one place to
another than ever before. Innovations abound, but are we making the
most of this progress to build a future where all people can move
more freely? Now is the time for fresh thinking on the mobility
challenges that continue to exist in our modern society, such
as:
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University of Seattle students develop
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Generation Mobility Challenge pilot from Toyota and Net Impact
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- How can we increase access to public
transportation for the elderly, the disabled, and other underserved
communities?
- How can we apply new technologies to
help speed people to their destinations more efficiently and
sustainably?
- How can emerging transportation
options, like car-sharing services, help foster community?
Today, Toyota and Net Impact announced the Next Generation
Mobility Challenge, a new competition to inspire millennials to
answer these questions and others by developing solutions to meet
critical mobility needs in local communities and around the
world.
Net Impact is a leading nonprofit that is empowering a new
generation to use their careers to drive transformational change in
the workplace and the world. Toyota is executing the challenge
through Toyota Motor North America and the Toyota Mobility
Foundation (TMF), which was created by Toyota in 2014 to help more
people go more places – safely, easily and sustainably – so they
can live better lives no matter where they are.
“Our partnership with Net Impact on the Challenge draws on the
ingenuity of millennials, a generation that shares our passion for
contributing to society,” said Latondra Newton, Chief Social
Innovation Officer, Toyota and Chief Program Officer, Toyota
Mobility Foundation. “The Challenge reflects our approach of
combining Toyota’s know-how with the expertise of others, so that
working together can lead to something greater than going at it
alone. We can’t wait to see the results of the Challenge – from the
mobility issues the students take on to the innovative solutions
they dream up.”
“Most of us think of transportation as a means to an end, but
the way we move from one place to another has profound effects on
natural resources, community, and personal well-being,” said Liz
Maw, Chief Executive Officer, Net Impact. “Our members are excited
to work alongside Toyota to imagine the future of mobility and
transportation in ways that benefit community, equity, public
safety, and the environment.”
Exploring Solutions to Mobility Challenges to Foster
Community, Connectivity, and Sustainability
Beginning in Spring 2016, local Net Impact chapters around the
country will host the Challenge during half-day events at
university campuses. During the events, multidisciplinary teams of
students will work together to address a specific mobility issue of
their choosing around one of three themes: community, connectivity,
and sustainability. Students will develop solutions which could
range from creating a wireless network that connects commuters
around shared interests to designing kiosks on buses that help
non-English speaking riders communicate with the driver.
During the events, local transportation and technology experts
from across Toyota in the United States will offer feedback and
real-world perspective.
Solutions will be judged based on the clarity of their goals,
project design, feasibility, creativity, ability to reach target
audience, and social impact. The top team from each event will
submit a pitch digitally to Toyota, TMF, and Net Impact judges.
Three finalists will meet with Toyota mentors to refine their pitch
and produce a short video for final judging. The proposal from the
winning team, which will be announced in May 2016, will be
considered for a TMF grant and have a chance to incubate their
ideas during a Summer internship with Toyota’s mobility innovation
partners. The team will also be able to showcase their solution at
the 2016 Net Impact Conference.
Following two pilot events at the University of Michigan in Ann
Arbor and the University of Washington in Seattle this fall, Net
Impact will host the Challenge at 13 other campuses, including:
- Northwestern University
- University of Texas, Austin
- New York University
- Babson College
- Duke University
- Emory University
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of California, Berkeley
- California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo
- Georgetown University
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM), the world's top automaker and creator of the
Prius and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, is committed to building
vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota, Lexus and
Scion brands. Over the past 50 years, we’ve built more than 30
million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14
manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more than
42,000 people (more than 33,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North
American dealerships (1,500 in the U.S.) sold more than 2.67
million cars and trucks (more than 2.35 million in the U.S.) in
2014 – and about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the
past 20 years are still on the road today. Toyota partners with
philanthropic organizations across the country, with a focus on
education, safety and the environment. As part of this commitment,
we share the company’s extensive know-how garnered from building
great cars and trucks to help community organizations and other
nonprofits expand their ability to do good. For more information
about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
About Toyota Mobility Foundation
The Toyota Mobility Foundation, a general incorporated
foundation, was established in August 2014 to advance the freedom
of mobility for more people everywhere. Its approach is to combine
the expertise of non-profit organizations, research institutions,
and other partners with Toyota’s technological, safety and
environmental knowledge and resources to solve mobility issues
around the world. It provides grants to support
programs that create harmony in mobility and expand personal
mobility to help more people go places so they can live better
lives no matter where they are.
About Net Impact
Net Impact is a leading nonprofit that empowers a new generation
to use their careers to drive transformational change in the
workplace and the world. At the heart of our community are over
70,000 student and professional leaders from nearly 300
volunteer-led chapters across the globe working for a sustainable
future. Together, we make a net impact that transforms our lives,
our organizations, and the world. Visit www.netimpact.org.
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