<div class="bodyintro1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Every engineer wants to be a part of creating the next big thing. During this hackathon, you’ll bring an innovative idea to life with your classmates and the advice of TomTom’ers.</div>

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<div class="subheadline2" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">December 5-9, 2022</div>

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<div class="headline1" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Get a feel for what TomTom NEXT is all about:</div>

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<div class="headline1" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">But wait... did we forget to mention there’s also prizes?</div>

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<div class="bodyintro2" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Your team wins a €4,000 cash prize</div>

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<div class="headline2" style="color: rgb(223, 27, 18);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">winning teams</div>

<div class="bodyintro2" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Your team wins a €2,500 cash prize</div>

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<div class="bodyintro2" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Your team wins a €1,500 cash prize</div>

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<div class="bodyintro2" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">You can choose from two difficulty levels – hacker and master. The hacker level is best suited for those starting in tech. The master level fits more experienced coders.</div>

<h2 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="headline1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Here are your hackathon challenges</h2>

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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">We often need to (safely) use our phones on the go. In this challenge, you’ll find ways of connecting some of the most regularly used apps with a car’s navigation system.</div>

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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Hacker-level challenge:</strong> Using our SDKs and APIs, build a simple to use tap-and-go application that connects a daily used platform to a vehicle companion app or a navigation app like TomTom GO Navigation or TomTom AmiGO.</div>

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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Master-level challenge:</strong> Lower the barrier for third party app developers to integrate personalized services into our navigation experience. Combine our APIs with third party APIs, like WhatsApp, Outlook, Twitter, and others or find specific locations.</div>

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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Skills needed:</strong> Kotlin, Swift or Java experience</div>

<div class="headline3" style="color: rgb(223, 27, 18);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Challenge 2</div>
<h3 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="headline3" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">How can TomTom help drivers minimize stop-and-go situations, providing a safer and smoother driving experience?</h3>

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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Safety is massively important to us. It’s not always about the fastest or shortest route to get to a destination – sometimes a longer journey with fewer stops can protect drivers. This is where you come in.</div>

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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Hacker-level challenge:</strong> With a sandbox app we provide, create a routing mode to change a route from fastest to smoothest, minimizing stop-and-go moments. Think of the most common and avoidable situations, e.g., traffic lights, priorities at intersections, crosswalks, etc.</div>

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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Master-level challenge:</strong> On top of the hacker level, create a routing mode that works with more use cases and road situations. Compare the extra miles with the need to stop-and-go in certain scenarios.</div>

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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Skills needed:</strong> Basic programming, Network/HTTP experience in Kotlin or Python; Nice to have – user research, mobile UX design</div>

<div class="headline3" style="color: rgb(223, 27, 18);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Challenge 3</div>
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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">New regulations state that drivers need a certain number of hours daily to rest and sleep when doing long-distance deliveries. At the same time, logistic companies are looking for ways to make their processes more efficient. In this challenge, you’ll solve one or both of these problems.</div>

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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Hacker-level challenge:</strong> Propose a trip that considers a driver’s rest hours and gives suggestions on rest locations along the way.</div>

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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Master-level challenge:</strong> On top of the hacker level, connect drivers, vehicles and deliveries by generating a code (QR, or similar) that can be scanned by a driver with their corresponding deliveries for the vehicle.</div>

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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Skills needed:</strong> Front-end development experience with JavaScript; For master level – also iOS or Android mobile development</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="body2" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Want to sign up? You’ll need three or four team members to take part. Share this webpage and start forming your team!</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="body2" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Decide on your team’s name (feel free to get creative!). Then, pick your order of preferred challenges, starting with your favorite. You’ll need this info during registration.</div>

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<div class="bodyintro2" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Have you registered? Here’s an overview of what will be happening over the five-day hackathon.</div>

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<div class="headline3" style="color: rgb(223, 27, 18);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">December 6-8, 2022</div>
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<div class="body1" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Get down to hacking! You’ll grow your idea throughout these three days, based on the challenges TomTom has set.</div>

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<div class="bodyintro1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">TomTom NEXT is organized alongside some of the top tech universities, who all share our support for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality education).</div>

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<div class="body2" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Are you a representative of a tech educational institution? Would you like to partner up for the next edition of TomTom NEXT? Please reach out to us at <a href="mailto:next@tomtom.com" style="color: rgb(223, 27, 18);">next@tomtom.com</a> and we can take it from there.</div>

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