Europe’s 1st MCU Car Rally to be launched at embedded World 2014

Teams of students from across Europe will have the opportunity to build an autonomous, self-guided car from a kit of mechatronic components. They will have 1 year to optimise the hardware and software before they compete against other teams at the MCU Rally Challenge Event, which will take place in Germany in the first quarter of 2015. Renesas will award prizes to the selected teams, with the winning team qualifing for a sponsored trip to the Renesas Micon Car Rally in August 2015.

Supporting the growth of the next generation of young leaders, the MCU Car Rally competition has been running for 20 years in Japan, with approximately 2,500 participants every year taking part over its history. It has also been held outside of Japan, including China and Vietnam, for over ten times in the past, all sponsored by Renesas. 　

All European university students are able to take part in the contest. Priority, however, will be given to students from Renesas’ partner universities.