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Make innovation real.
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Startups Accelerated
289
Pilot Projects Realized
380
Virtual Events Hosted
223
Client story
Make innovation real with STARTUP AUTOBAHN.
289 startups accelerated
380 pilot projects realized
How Startup Autobahn works
Beyond acceleration — technology proven in a real-world environment.
Together with our established partners, we have set a clear goal – developing successful production-ready implementations or long-term investments with startups. Scouting and matchmaking runs 24/7, piloting is an ongoing process, and twice a year EXPO Day brings the results on stage.
Capabilities
We bring startups and industry together to build what comes next
Every collaboration follows the same rhythm: connect with the right decision makers, realize a pilot, and gain exposure at one of Europe’s largest demo days.
Connect
On our platform, startups gain access to industry-leading corporates and are connected directly to the relevant contacts and key decision makers. There is no being redirected or lost between hierarchies and failed leads. STARTUP AUTOBAHN is the interface that enables young companies to collaborate with the key industry players with the aim of bringing innovation to life.
Realize
We have moved beyond acceleration. STARTUP AUTOBAHN is all about evaluating and driving technology in a real-world environment. Together with our established partners, we have set a clear goal – developing successful production-ready implementations or long-term investments with startups.
Exposure
With a strong and expansive network, we are a community of decision-makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, politicians, and investors from around the world. To add a level of exposure, project teams have the chance to showcase their work at one of Europe’s largest demo days: EXPO.
Pilot projects
Proof in practice
Joint projects between our startups and partners.
“Ottopia Technologies develops and provides a platform that enables remote humans to guide vehicles in a way that is safe, reliable, scalable, and cyber-secure.”
Ottopia's technology can be applied in a wide range of use-cases, to remotely control vehicles and machines in shipping ports, airports, factories, and more. It improves services like remote valet parking, driverless end-of-line logistics, and driverless taxis. Ottopia and T-Systems showed a first product demonstration at EXPO Day, remotely driving a car in Tel Aviv all the way from Stuttgart.
Ottopia x T-Systems
— Pilot project
“ClimaCell extends Porsche Roads app to include real-time air quality”
Climacell offers a software solution that enables its customers to get the most accurate weather information, generate invaluable business insights and drive actions. Porsche and Climacell are working on a POC on the prediction of the weather conditions that the cars will not only be able to determine what the weather is like, but also how it will be behind the next bend and advises drivers to adjust their driving style and vehicle set-up.
Clima Cell x Porsche
— Pilot project
“Mercedes-Benz and Nexmachina accelerate digital transformation in the shopfloor via IoT”
Nexmachina is a pure IoT startup, specializing in wireless technologies. In their joint pilot project at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vitoria, Spain, they focused on the smart monitoring of hundreds of fluid meters scattered throughout the two assembly plants – proving that LORA WAN provides an efficient and economical solution to digitize assets in the plants.
Nexmachina x Mercedes-Benz AG
— Pilot project
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The program
Three phases, one continuous cycle
Phase 124/7
Scouting and Matchmaking
Phase 2ongoing process
Piloting
Phase 3twice a year
Expo Day
