Ford Brings Mobility Challenge, And Prizes, To Australian Outback

Ford’s Innovative Mobility Challenge Series has come to Australia in the hunt for clever solutions to global motoring and transport needs.

Announced in July last year, the series, which offers prize money to the winning creators, has so far launched in the Americas, Portugal, Africa, India, China and England.

Previous challenges have included finding and developing new technologies that improve the design of parking spaces in urban areas, better ways to navigate crowded cities and ways to help people get to medical care faster in remote areas.

"Reaching out to local stakeholders lets Ford more effectively address the diverse mobility challenges around the world," said Paul Mascarenas, Ford’s chief technical officer.