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
23
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)