GEAR UP TO DISRUPT & REINVENT
Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India (RNTBCI) is partnering with T-Hub for the Renault Nissan Open Innovation Challenge. The objective of this programme is to identify and partner with growth-stage startups working on innovative technologies that can advance and impact the Automobile sector.
HOW DO YOU BENEFIT FROM THIS CHALLENGE?
- Stand a chance to get a grant fund of INR 10 lakhs for a dedicated POC finalized by RNTBCI
- An opportunity to execute a paid proof of concept (PoC) with the global leaders of the automotive industry
- Get curated mentorship and intensive learning sessions from the leading domain experts at Renault and Nissan through to the final pitch day
- Gain exclusive access to state-of-the-art design and product development resources
- Get a chance to pitch to the RNTBCI leadership network and gain visibility within the automobile ecosystem
HOW DO YOU BENEFIT FROM THIS CHALLENGE?
- Stand a chance to get a grant fund of INR 10 lakhs for a dedicated POC finalized by RNTBCI
- An opportunity to execute a paid proof of concept (PoC) with the global leaders of the automotive industry
- Get curated mentorship and intensive learning sessions from the leading domain experts at Renault and Nissan through to the final pitch day
- Gain exclusive access to state-of-the-art design and product development resources
- Get a chance to pitch to the RNTBCI leadership network and gain visibility within the automobile ecosystem
WHAT ARE THE FOCUS AREAS?
Generative AI in Automotive Sector
Vehicle design & development
Lightweighting
Prototyping
Design optimization
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Sensor fusion design ride
Reinforcement learning
Advanced decision reasoning chains
Predictive Analytics
Synthetic data for rare defects
Realistic fault scenarios for testing and training
Personalized recommendations for car owners
Detection and diagnosing faults or anomalies in a car
Plant maintenance optimization
Conversational AI
Gamification
NLP
Customization & Personalization
Road side assistance
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Growth-stage startups, from across India, innovating with new-age tech solutions that impact the automobile sector in the above mentioned focus areas.
- Each startup team must have at least 1 full-time employee. A full-time employee is defined as a person that maintains standard business hours working on the technology or venture (at a minimum, Monday through Friday, 9 am-5 pm).
- Start-ups working on a product or technology that is novel in nature and is available off-the-shelf and addresses the problem statement are eligible to apply or take part.
- The product or technology the startup is offering for consideration represents original ideas wholly-owned with the freedom to use or is licensed by the team.
- Off-the-shelf ideas and ideas generated during scouting belong to start-ups. OEMs have the opportunity to license them from the start-up.Whereas ideas generated during PoC stage after OEM collaboration belong to RNTBCI
KEY TIMELINES
Cohort-1 Winners
Gallery
Glimpses of Cohort-1
Program Team
Testimonial
FAQs
The program is divided into phases that allow participants to showcase their capabilities. Post initial screening, startups get access to Renualt-Nissan Innovationecosystem to showcase a board room solution to top management on Demo Day. The winners get to do a paid POC with Renault-Nissan and a chance to Go-To-Market together.
Growth-stage startups that are registered in India and have an innovative technology solution that can be applied to prescribed focus areas (themes) and fulfil the eligibility criteria listed above.
- POC (RNTBCI finalized use case) grant for INR 10,00,000 for the top 4 start-ups.
- Extended paid POC development based on the project scope.
- Mentorship provided by the delegates from top multinational automobile corporations.
- A chance to pitch in front of the global leadership of Renault and Nissan.
Yes. We accept applications from solo founders.
Main Theme: Generative AI
Sub Theme: Advanced Driver Assistance System, Predictive Analytics, Vehicle design and development and Conversational AI
Read More FAQs
No, this programme is for Indian start-ups only.
This programme is not designed for idea-stage or early-stage start-ups. We encourage you to explore other suitable programs at https://t-hub.co/our-programs/
No. RNTBCI also supports complementing startups with technologies, solutions and services that might be used in the mobility & automobile space. Please mention your application and how you think your startup could contribute to this sector.
Yes, you can apply for more than one focus area.
It is free of cost. The programme is fully sponsored by Renault -Nissan Technology and Business Centre India and T-Hub.
The grant is being given to selected start-ups with potential solutions on the focus areas. This grant money should be used for dedicated POC (RNTBCI finalized use case) with Renault-Nissan.
Proposed POCs will be evaluated by the senior expert panel of Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India and will get a chance for GTM with Renault and Nissan.
Sure, but to improve your chances of selection, do highlight any additional information of your progress since your previous application with specifics on how your idea can be applied to the Automobile and Mobility sector.
The IP remains with RNTBCI if the idea is generated during the POC collaboration. If existing services of the startup are availed for the POC then the IP will be owned by the startup