As part of its journey to become a mobility company, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) fully acknowledges the potential of startups committed to bringing inclusive mobility solutions to market. That is why TME created the Toyota Startup Awards with a focus on Socially Inclusive Mobility, Accessibility and Disruptive Mobility.
After launching an Open Call, nearly 200 applications from over 45 countries were duly screened and eight startups were selected to pitch at the Finals, held in Barcelona on 25 February. Over 3,000 people participated in the public voting, after which an expert jury composed of both Toyota executives and ISDI Accelerator took the final decision.
ProsFit – accessible, affordable and comfortable prosthetics
ProsFit (Bulgaria) has developed and commercialised a solution to provide accessible, affordable and comfortable prosthetics to millions of people who would otherwise find mobility extremely challenging. This enables the delivery of high-quality service provision and community-based rehabilitation in remote areas of low and middle-income countries.
“We are honoured to take part in such a brilliant event, that brings together so many talented and passionate people with a shared vision to improve mobility. It is a great occasion to raise awareness for the need for prosthetics provision and to take next steps to improve capacity in the world.” Alan Hutchison, CEO ProsFit Technologies
Seamless Vision – urban autonomous navigation for the visually impaired
Seamless Vision (Israel) is building a robot helping the visually impaired navigate autonomously in urban areas. It guides users throughout the urban landscape, helps them to explore new places and always brings them back home safely. The technology combines multiple sensory systems with deep learning modules that constructs a human-like perception of its surroundings to enable a complete urban autonomous navigation.
“Seamless Vision feels very privileged to win Toyota’s vote of confidence. We look forward to harnessing the power of machine learning and advanced robotics to roll out our autonomous pedestrian navigation system and help the visually impaired become independent, confident and safe. Thank you Toyota & ISDI!” the Co-Founders of Seamless Vision
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SOURCE: Toyota
