At our first Hackathon “Hack the Car” we invited programmers to learn more about the innovative automotive software.
24 IT enthusiasts gathered in the office at the Magnum Business Center (Kaunas) and tried to extract specific car information by combining hardware and software capabilities.

Five teams were assisted by mentors – Voltas IT founders, R&D, Android and iOS programmers, who helped to prepare the prepared tasks: to find out the information of control units, analyze the data, scan and change coding data, scan and clear errors and display them in the mobile app. To implement the task participants used the OBDeleven device.

“It was nice to meet so many different people – students, a wide range of IT professionals, and other engineers and to observe their way of thinking – how they looked for different solutions and how they worked in a team. The teams did very well – most of them understood and learned the basic principles of how to communicate with the car. And if they got stuck – we came to help. We are happy to receive a lot of good feedback – it really motivates us to organize more of such events, ”- said one of the mentors, Lead R&D developer Gytis Kvedaravičius.

The participants of the event themselves noticed that there is a lack of such events in Lithuania, especially with the hardware. Mentors received a lot of positive feedback for their active involvement:
“The process itself was interesting because we had to complete the given task. The mentors were very attentive, fun to work with, very motivating, especially if we got stuck in certain places, ” – commented one of the teams.
All participants received OBDeleven prizes and the best performing team won OBDeleven devices.

In the automotive industry, the software is playing an increasingly important role and there is a particular lack of talent capable of combining industry, technology and method competencies. Therefore, we are planning to organize these Hakatons periodically to bring together these talents.

September 18 (Saturday) at 9 a.m., at the Magnum Business Center, we invite you to participate in Hackaton, during which we will try to fully access all control units of the the car by combining the capabilities of hardware and software.

Repeat the success story together with Voltas IT professionals who have developed an innovative car diagnostics and control system – OBDeleven. This cloud-based software operating with a smart Bluetooth device, allows you to access to all car systems via mobile application, monitor their status, program the car and easily activate new functions.

The team
The first 4 registered teams will be selected, they will consist of 5 people. Register with the whole team or individually.

Task
Log in to the control units, scan VIN and error codes, display a list of errors in the application.

We will take care of: all the tools needed to connect to the car, stationery, snacks and lunch.

What you should have: a cell phone, a laptop.

Prizes
All participants of the event will be presented with OBDeleven accessories, and the best performing team will be awarded with OBDeleven devices.

Mentors
Edvardas Astrauskas – Voltas IT founder, CEO

Aivaras Astrauskas – Voltas IT founder, executive director

Martynas Šileika – Voltas IT founder, information manager

Tadas Pikutis – Head of IT Department

Gytis Kvedaravičius – Lead R&D developer

Romas Petkus – R&D developer

Laurynas Letkauskas – iOS developer

Lukas Berulis – Android developer

Agenda
9:00 – 9:30 – Registration

9:30 – 10:00 – Delivery

10:00 – 13:00 – Part I

13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch

14:00 – 18:00 – Part II

18:00 – 18:50 – Discussion of the results

18:50 – 19:00 – Evaluation

19:00 – 19:15 – Awards

19:15 – Afterparty (Beer&Snacks)

Registration is open until September 11th.