Ansari Xprize (1995-2004) A reusable suborbital spacecraft able to lift off as high as 100 km off the ground with seating capacity of 3 people. Prize fund: USD 10M During the contest the teams raised USD 100M in private investments Netflix Challenge (2006-2009) Development of an algorithm able to predict user preferences (Big Data) Prize fund: USD 1M 34 000 developers took part in the competition Automated car control system (autopilot) for winter conditions: snow-covered roads, absence of road markings, below-zero temperatures, etc. 50 km in under 3 hours Prize fund: USD 3M Winter City (2018-2019) DARPA Grand Challenge (2004-2007) Development of a driverless car capable to complete the track with length of 200 kilometers in a fully driverless mode Prize fund: USD 2-3M annually Competition gave a start to a new industry – driverless transport Development of hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles, just as efficient as conventional internal combustion engines and batteries Prize fund: USD 1M First Element (2018-2019) Winter city signs and road condition detection in based on winter road dataset (Both Video & LiDAR data sequences) Prize fund: USD 50K IceVision (2019) 2