Wikispeed

Wikispeed is an automotive startup with a modular design car. Wikispeed competed in the Progressive Automotive X Prize competition in 2010 and won the tenth place in the mainstream class, which had a hundred other cars competing, often from big companies and universities.[1][2][3][4] The car debuted at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Michigan in January 2011.[5][6]

Wikispeed was founded by Joe Justice and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. In 2011, Justice gave a TEDx talk explaining the management style implemented by the Wikispeed team.[7]

In 2012 they failed a Indigogo-campaign.[4]

Wikispeed innovates by applying scrum development techniques borrowed from the software world. They use open source tools and lean management methods to improve their productivity.[8]

On January 6, 2015, Wikispeed announced that they have been unable to create a working engine module since their second model and called on the community for help. On February 15, 2015, Wikispeed announced an update that they have produced another working engine module.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Wikispeed". Progressive Auto Xprize. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. Sammicheli, Paolo (July 12, 2018). "Scrum for Hardware". Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. Blanco, Sebastian (May 10, 2010). "Automotive X-Prize: Wikispeed Team Collaborates, Struggles with SGT01 Modular Car". green.autoblog.com. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  4. Denning, Steve. "Wikispeed: How A 100 mpg Car Was Developed In 3 Months". Forbes. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  5. "2011 NAIAS: Wikispeed SGT01". autoevolution. January 11, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  6. Stenquist, Paul (January 11, 2011). "Wikispeed SGT01 Awaits an Angel". The New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  7. "TEDxRainier - Joe Justice - WikiSpeed" – via www.youtube.com.
  8. "From Henry Ford to Joe Justice : WikiSpeed, Manufacturing in the Age of Open Collaboration". Ouishare.net. October 25, 2012. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  9. "Wikispeed Needs You!".
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