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Welcome!
Thanks for registering for the Ford Personalized Fuel-Efficiency App Challenge! We’re thrilled that you want to help drivers better understand and improve their personal fuel-efficiency.
Bid adieu to procrastination and get started on your submission today! Apps are due July 24, 2013.
Quick-start guide
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Learn more about the OpenXC platform. OpenXC is an API to your car. It’s designed from the ground up to be open source, and runs on a combination of the Arduino and Android platforms.
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Explore ideas. Visit the Ford Ideas Challenge and check out consumers’ ideas for great fuel-efficiency apps. And don’t miss the new open-source, web-based visualizer for OpenXC vehicle data.
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Brainstorm. Nowadays, cars are like rolling computers without a monitor. How can you help change that? What apps can you create that "talk" to a car's sensors and show drivers how they're really doing?
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Choose your platform. We’re accepting web browser and native Android apps.
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Start working. You can get started right away without any hardware — check out the tutorial to begin. The best submissions will be awarded over $50,000 in prizes.
Questions?
Didn’t find what you’re looking for in Frequently Asked Questions? Email support@challengepost.com with “Ford” in the subject line, and we’ll respond as soon as we can.