Students’ Driving Revolution

A team of high school students have brought home the prestigious Intel Corporation AI Innovators Award.

The four students from Ballakermeen High School beat hundreds of teams across Europe by winning the prestigious award.

Following this, they now have the opportunity to participate in the GEN-E festival, Europe’s largest  entrepreneurship event, held in Istanbul in July. 

The team – called Apollo – formed as part of the Junior Achievement project called the  Company Programme, which is supported by HSBC. The team is made up of Leo Dixon, Freddie Smith, Danielle Wilkinson and Praveen Balakrishnan

This award recognises Junior Achievement teams who have used AI tools and methodologies  responsibly to create purposeful solutions that address various local and global challenges. 

Apollo developed a product that can revolutionise driving with their ground-breaking creation, Vision, a remarkable Heads Up Display (HUD) system. Vision projects essential driving  information, such as current speed and hazard warnings, directly onto the windscreen, within the driver’s field of vision.

The integrated Artificial Intelligence, which identifies developing road hazards and provides timely warnings, enhancing driver awareness  and acting as a trusted extra set of eyes on the road.

Sue Cook, CEO of Junior Achievement said: ‘I am delighted that a team from the Isle of Man  has won this presTIgious award against hundreds of other European teams. It is a testament  to the work of Junior Achievement, which helps thousands of students in the Isle of Man  develop skills for the world of work. Our charity is opening the doors for young people to  succeed both locally and globally.’