This challenge is open to

• Individuals (who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry); Teams of eligible individuals; Organizations (up to 50 employees).

• Organizations with over 50 employees may compete for the non-cash Large Organization Recognition Award.

• Employees of Ford, the Institute for Information Industry of Taiwan, and Devpost are not eligible for prizes. 

• Applications that have been submitted to a previous Ford ChallengePost or Devpost competition are not eligible for prizes (see list). A submitter may enter a different application, but no applications that have been previously submitted will be accepted.

Main Requirement: Submitted solutions must focus on relieving the extreme traffic congestion on the Taipei-Yilan Freeway and in the Hsuehshan tunnel during the peak travel days, and promoting more efficient transportation between and within the Taipei metropolitan area and Yilan, a popular touristy and highly residential city.

Submit the following:

1. A demo video (hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, or Youku. Your video should include an explanation of the problem addressed and a demo that walks through the main functionality of the solution via screencast or video.
2. You must also submit at least one image/screenshot of your working solution.
3. A way for Devpost to install/access your application for judging and voting.

Solutions must include a software component. You can submit: 

• a native smartphone or tablet app (iOS, Android, Blackberry, Kindle, Windows Mobile)
• a web app (mobile or desktop)
• a desktop app (Windows PC, Mac Desktop)
• software running on other hardware (including, but not exclusive to, wearable technology, open source hardware, etc.)
• custom or proprietary hardware which includes a software component (wearable technology, open source hardware etc.)

Previous Ford Competition Entries: Solutions that have been submitted to a previous Ford ChallengePost or Devpost competition are not eligible for prizes. You may enter a different application, but no applications that have been previously submitted will be accepted.

New & Existing Solutions: Solutions may be newly created or pre-existing. If you are submitting an existing solution (developed prior to this competition), your solution must include new features/functionality added after the submission period began, which specifically focus relieving the extreme traffic congestion on the Taipei-Yilan Freeway and in the Hsuehshan tunnel during the peak travel days, and promoting more efficient transportation. If you are entering an existing solution, you will be required to explain the new features in the submission form.

Language: All submission materials must be in English, as well as all written materials. If the video, text description, and testing instructions are not in English, an English translation or subtitles must be provided.