The Problem
Share and (Car) Share Alike - Modeling New Approaches to Mobility
This problem required teams to use mathematical models to categorize car usage habits of U.S. drivers and evaluate car-sharing business options to suggest an option that would garner the most participation in a given city. Finally, teams were asked to consider emerging technologies like self-driving cars and alternative energy.
The Champion Solution: $20,000
Saint John's School (Team # 6811), Houston, Texas
Coach: Dwight Raulston
Students: Margaret Trautner, Eric Gao, Anirudh Suresh, Daniel Shebib, Nancy Cheng