Released by Gulf Coast State College …
~ GCSC Enactus team and RSAE Labs will test the project on Friday, August 30 ~
Panama City, FL – The Gulf Coast State College Enactus Team was announced as one of the top three finalists in the Ford Mobility Innovation Challenge, out of the 36 teams competing from around the world. The teams were tasked to create projects that address affordable, clean transportation and mobility issues to solve social problems or urgent community issues.
The GCSC Enactus team’s project, ALT10, is an innovative initiative that leverages RSAE Labs’ Radio Frequency Identification technology to create a safe driving environment for EMS responders. In addition, it also includes a Department of Defense level encryption protection code to prevent cyber-attacks and spoofing of the alert service. The innovation will allow the transportation industry to continue research and expand artificial intelligence technology into all types of vehicles to ensure safety measures are considered in the development of future designs for EMS and commercial vehicles.
“Making first responder emergency-transit safer and more efficient are very laudable goals,” says Randall Shepard, CEO of RSAE Labs. “We’re proud to support the GCSC Enactus team in their efforts.”
This September, the GCSC Enactus team will travel to the Enactus World Cup in San Jose, CA to present their project to Ford executives. The final teams will compete for a portion of $75,000 in awards, including grant funding that will enable them to scale up and go further with their results-driven projects.
“This new project just shows another example of the quality of education we provide at GCSC, as well as the quality and creativity of our students,” said Emmanuel Hernandez, GCSC Enactus team advisor. “We teach and expose our students to real-life projects as part of our hands-on, experiential learning methodologies.”
Additionally, the media is invited on Friday, August 30 to watch the GCSC Enactus team and RSAE Labs conduct a test of the initial technology. They will be testing the antennas and receivers that will help to design the initial prototype. This will help to validate the initial hypothesis about how the systems will communicate.
For additional information about the GCSC Enactus team’s project, please contact Hernandez at ehernand3@gulfcoast.edu or 769.1551, ext. 2845.