kuhla Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Pics info and more at source. source - http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/22/local-m...-xc2v-competit/ Local Motors is all about reaching out to the crowd and sourcing the best ideas as a team. It did just that in a new design contest, in which readers were tasked with developing a vehicle for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) XC2V Challenge. That stands for Experimental Crowd-Derived Combat-support Vehicle, and three standout entries were chosen as finalists; Victor Garcia's Flypmode, Marc Senger's Kratos and Romain Chareyre's Sentinel. To borrow a phrase from philospher hip-hop artist Busta Rhymes, it appears that Flypmode is the greatest. Kratos designer Marc Senger took home 2nd place and $1,500 while Chareyre's Sentinal earned 3rd place and $1,000. For finishing first, Garcia will receive $7,500 and his design will become an actual DARPA prototype. Check out the Flypmode in the gallery below, and click past the jump to read the full press release. I think crowd sourcing is a neat idea. I've seen a few "major" companies try it. People get a chance to make a little cash and throw their ideas out there. Companies get a flood of new concepts. Everyone wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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