TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco is one of the most anticipated technology conferences of the year, with startups, developers and influential tech speakers coming together to learn, collaborate and compete. At this year's event, Chevrolet will offer developers the opportunity to create apps that may influence the evolution of the driving experience.Twenty-six teams took on the challenge to create in-vehicle or remote applications using the intuitive Chevrolet APIs (application programming interface) and SDK (software development kit). Fueled by free pizza, energy drinks and the promise of a $2,500 cash prize, the teams had just 24 hours to concept and code an entirely new automotive application.Once their creations were coded and turned in, the sleep-deprived developers were given 60 seconds to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges, as well as the assembled crowd. Proposals ranged from an app that uses a brain wave sensor headband to wake you up if you get drowsy, to a black box app that turns on a video camera when it detects sudden braking to record a possible collision.
Chevrolet chose two winning teams and awarded them $2,500 each. The winners were Sodr, an app created by Ricky Chu which uses friendly competition to foster safer, more fuel-efficient driving; and SyncTravel, a road trip app designed by Raj Desikavinayagompillai and Sumeet Rohatgi, that lets you know if your friends' vehicles have left the agreed-upon route and displays their positions on your smartphone.Continue reading >>>
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