ŠKODA INNODAY 2019

CONNECT,

INSPIRE,

EDUCATE

THE BIGGEST INNOVATION EVENT OF THIS YEAR – INNODAY

2019 – OFFERED A TASTING OF NEW PROJECTS OF ALL THE

AREAS OF THE CARMAKER, INCLUDING ŠKODA AUTO DIGILAB

B

esides terms such as connectivity, Innovations Marketplace

electromobility, autonomous control Twenty-three presented projects have proved

and sustainability, we are increasin- that the carmaker is perfectly prepared for its

gly using the word “transformation” in busi- transformation. One-third of them use artificial

ness processes. This year, during its biggest intelligence elements and big data processing,

innovation event, the carmaker demonstra- as well as chatbot or virtual and augmented that it can translate the previously inter- ted reality technologies. Although all of them

nally discussed trends into specific solutions. were created for the needs of ŠKODA AUTO,

On 12 September, it presented them at Inno- it is possible to consider their other commerDay 2019, which was held at

cial uses.

the ŠKODA Museum. During

The chance to impress the

The one-day innovation

this event organised by Innoprofessional world, as dProevent was attended

Team from GGS – Enterprise

duction did (more in the May

by more than 2,000

2019 issue of ŠKODA Mobil)

Strategy and Innovative MaŠKODA AUTO

comes with the High-level

nagement, the best innovaemployees with various

Container Utilisation app,

tion projects were presented

professions who rated

by all the carmaker’s areas,

which the Production and Loit as very successful

and ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab

gistics area introduced as one

(71 percent).

was also invited. As a result,

of its four projects. The systhe employees were able to

tem uses artificial intelligence

familiarise themselves with all the novelties and digital data transmission to make the most

and feel the automaker’s pulse, including the of every space inside the containers, which are

challenges it is facing to accelerate product subsequently transported to foreign plants (see

changes and introduce new services and bu- page 11 for more information on the applicatisiness models, among others. In addition to on). The goal of the Human Resources Mana­

these projects, accompanying workshops and gement area’s DigiSign (digital signatures) prolectures, the carmaker showed them its visi- ject was to reduce the administrative burden on

on of electrical and urban mobility for the first employees. The Web application is used to ditime in one place.

gitally sign PDF files while allowing ongoing

approval status monitoring. We presented this

project in the May 2019 issue of ŠKODA Mobil

in the “Think digitally, print minimally” section.

The Purchasing area presented its method of

processing large amounts of data. Its new tool

will make it possible to visualise the digital footprint left behind by every purchase case (from

order to invoice reimbursement). Mapping this

footprint through the appropriate software will

help to identify non-standard cases, and the entire purchasing process will accelerate, increase its transparency and bring financial savings.

Workshops

During InnoDay 2019, employees could attend

a total of 18 workshops and lectures. Some of

these were repeated two to three times because

of demand. The internal workshops, led by our

colleagues from ŠKODA AUTO, focused on selected company projects, innovation topics and

digital skills. The current technological trends

and global economic developments were presented by external experts. For example, Czech-American professor Milan Zelený lectured on

the global changes in the world and their impact on companies, Jakub Škrdlík of Phonexia

talked about the use of speech technologies,

and Miroslav Iwachow from IBM described the

possibility of using a quantum computer. RED

ŠKODA

INNODAY 2019

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STANDS AT THE INNOVATION

MARKETPLACE OFFERED NEWS FROM

ALL AREAS, ALONG WITH THE ŠKODA

AUTO DIGILAB

2,130

EMPLOYEES VISITED THIS YEAR’S

INNODAY

40

BLOCKS OF 18 TYPES OF

WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND

LECTURES WERE ATTENDED BY 1,105

EMPLOYEES

92

COLLEAGUES ACTIVELY PRESENTED

THEIR PROJECTS OR LED WORKSHOPS

AND LECTURES

1

EMPLOYEES COULD SEE ELECTRICAL

AND URBAN MOBILITY PRODUCTS

TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME

71

PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES RATED THE

EVENT AS VERY SUCCESSFUL

INNOVATIONS MARKETPLACE OFFER

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT

COMPANY STRATEGY

HR MANAGEMENT

FINANCES AND IT

Emissions Measurement according to

WLTP and RDE Procedures

E-Simulator

DigiSign

Digital press shop maintenance

Integration of customer perspective into

mobile online services testing

Web application for digital signing of PDF

documents by one or more ŠKODA AUTO

employees, including document approval

status tracking

Using the most advanced IoT platform

on the market, it allows us to produce

condition monitoring and to work with data

to create AR and predictive algorithms

SAP SuccessFactors

Chatbot for NDA

Implementation of first three

SuccessFactors modules: Recruiting,

Onboarding and Employee Central

Use of a chatbot (IVA – Intelligent Virtual

Assistant) to provide basic information

regarding non-disclosure agreements

(NDAs)

The project focuses on the introduction of

new emission measurement methods in the

laboratory and on the road (RDE)

Glossary

The use of AI in the development of

car aerodynamics

An interactive and user-friendly application

that includes shortcuts from the ŠKODA

AUTO environment and is always available

By systematically processing all the available

data, AI finds the hidden context and brings new

body design possibilities

VAICHECK – AI check of the

engine compartment

Visual AI check of the engine compartment

by high-speed camera and evaluation by

using 3D data

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ŠKODA Space

The ŠKODA Space employee portal

available to anyone from anywhere

ŠkoMap 2.0

New application generation for navigation in

the factory and buildings of ŠKODA AUTO

(more on page 16)