Smartcar and Hackbright Academy | Connected Car Hackathon

Smartcar + Hackbright | Connected Car Hackathon Join Hackbright Academy and Smartcar for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build on the Smartcar API, and reimagine the future of mobility by building apps for cars! Smartcar and Hackbright are teaming up to give hackers the opportunity to build apps for connected cars on September 22-23, 2018. We’re going to have a Tesla Model S onsite, so that hackers can test their apps on a real vehicle! Smartcar and sponsors will be awarding first place and runner-up prizes, including a place in Smartcar’s Garage Program, which gives developers 100,000 API calls a month across 100 vehicles for up to 6 months for free. Who? Anyone who wants to learn to build apps on Smartcar's API, gain more hacking experience, or just wants to have some fun! All developers, entrepreneurs, and designers welcome. If you are new to hackathons - don't stress. The Smartcar and Hackbright teams will be there to guide you through the day. Minimum requirements: Should know how to make an API call; 1-year of coding experience (bootcamp qualifies). Teams: Must be in teams of 5 people or fewer. Need a team? Visit our Devpost site, come to our Info Session on September 19th, or contact the organizers at hello@smartcar.com. We are excited to start building connected car applications with you. See you there! When? Start: Sat, Sept 22, 2018, 10AM PDT 10AM - Check-in and registration 11AM - Intro Session 12PM - Lunchtime: Start hacking! 6PM - Dinner 8PM - End of Day 1 End: Sun, Sept 23, 2018, 2PM PDT 8AM - Breakfast 12PM - Submission deadline 12:30PM - Pitches and presentations 2PM - Awards #hacksmart2018 #connectedcarhackathon Interested in Sponsoring? If you would like to sponsor this hackathon, please feel free to email our Partnerships Team or call 415-935-1807. This event is hosted by Hackbright Academy and Smartcar. About Smartcar Smartcar is the connected car API for developers that allows mobile and web apps to communicate with connected vehicles. In a single engineering effort, developers can access vehicle endpoints and grow their coverage automatically - across car brands, no hardware needed. Our platform is designed to be integrated with ease. We have front-end and back-end SDKs as well as live customer support to accelerate your development process and create the best possible experience. About Hackbright Academy Hackbright Academy is the leading engineering school for women located in San Francisco, California. We were founded in 2012 with a single purpose — to give women of diverse backgrounds the power and skills to build a long and successful career in the tech industry. We partner with like-minded organizations and companies so that our impact has the farthest possible reach and remain committed to the continued growth in the communities we serve.