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The second Voltas IT Hackathon
Hack The Car

On November 26, Voltas IT is introducing its second Hackathon, which will be held at Magnum Business Center, in the heart of Kaunas. Developers and software engineers are invited to take the challenge coming up with the most unique automotive mobile application and win the prizes.

Joined by members of the software and hardware teams at the company, participants will get a chance to dive deeper into the innovative automotive solutions and have a great time networking with the professionals in the field.

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The challenge

The challenge of the Voltas IT Hackathon will be to use an existing OBD-II device and plan, design, and develop a mobile application that would be able to identify the vehicle, the OBD-II protocol, and have additional diagnostic capabilities.

Ingenuity will be rewarded with extra points, as more information will be revealed on the day of the challenge.

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 – Registration

9:30 – 10:00 – Introduction to Hackathon

10:00 – 13:00 – I part

13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch break

14:00 – 18:00 – II part

18:00 – 18:50 – Results overview

18:50 – 19:00 – Evaluation/scoring

19:00 – 19:30 – Awards

Every participant will get the Voltas IT swag bag, snacks and lunch.

Scoring

The participants will be evaluated on four different categories:

  • Technical implementation
  • Design
  • Unique ideas added to the application
  • Team work and the ability to plan tasks as a team

Voltas IT mentors to oversee the event:

  • Gytis Kvedaravičius, R&D Team Lead
  • Martynas Šileika, CTO
  • Žygimantas Lyva, Embeded Software engineer
  • Justas Žaltauskas, iOS Developer
  • Mindaugas Serdcevas, Android Developer
Requirements

Ideally, the team should include:

  • One back-end developer
  • One to two Mobile developers
  • One user Experience (UX) designer
  • One Embedded / Mobile engineer focused on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) systems

You could also participate individually (we will help to form your team).

Each participant/team should bring:

  • A laptop
  • A phone (either Android or iOS)
Prizes

First place winner – OBDeleven Ultimate pack

Second place winner – OBDeleven PRO pack

Third place winner – OBDeleven Starter pack