UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA EMERGES NATIONAL WINNER OF #ShellSelamatSampai VARSITY CHALLENGE 2025

This challenge which is themed Innovate! Captivate! Save Lives! is open to all university and college students in Malaysia and is aimed at empowering youth to incorporate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in proposing innovative solutions to mitigate road safety issues.

“Too many lives are lost each year to preventable road incidents caused by reckless behaviour and a lack of awareness. As a community, we have a shared responsibility to drive change and advocate for safer roads. At Shell, we are committed to cultivating a strong road safety culture among young people by inspiring them to develop creative solutions and take proactive roles in promoting safety within their communities,” shared Siti Sulaiman, Country Chair of Shell Malaysia and Senior Vice President Upstream Malaysia.

The winning team consisting of Samin Sarwat, Tanhim bin Jashim, Huzaifa Saoman and Tanveer Ahmad came up with a project called CarBuddy. This is an AI-powered app that tackles Malaysia’s deadliest hidden road risk—microsleep accidents. Using smartphone or in-car cameras, it tracks drivers’ eyes and facial cues to spot drowsiness early and give gentle alerts before microsleep strikes. Affordable and accessible for all drivers, CarBuddy could cut accidents by half—saving 500 lives and RM4.1 billion each year.

Team Soft Shell Crab from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia was one of the five finalist teams which competed against students from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), UCSI College, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU).

“Participating in the Shell #ShellSelamatSampai programme has truly transformed our approach towards tackling road safety challenges. The exposure to innovative tools and strategic problem-solving skills has empowered our team to design and implement solutions, which we believe can make a real difference in reducing road accidents. We are truly grateful for Shell’s support throughout this journey and are excited to empower wider community engagement, encouraging others to adopt and amplify our project’s impact on safer roads,” shared Team Soft Shell Crab, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

The 2025 grand finale was judged by a panel of distinguished judges comprising of Mr. Harnamdav Singh, High Risk Transport Advisor, Shell; Ir. Mohd Fairuz bin Izani, Deputy Director of Automotive Engineering Division, Road Transport Department Malaysia (JPJ); Associate Professor Ir. Ts. Dr. Siti Zaharah binti Ishak, Director-General, Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS); Wan Noor Sheila binti Mior Sharifuddin, Principal Assistant Director, Department of Higher Education (JPT) and Mr. Gan Yong Li, Digital Director and Managing Director, GYL Media Services Sdn Bhd (PanduLaju).

Shell’s road safety journey in Malaysia began over six decades ago in 1957. Over time, the company’s road safety programme evolved to working very closely with government stakeholders to innovate and find impactful ways to help build a road safe culture among the community. Under the road safety programme called #ShellSelamatSampai, the Varsity Challenge was introduced in 2017. It is aimed to empower tertiary education students to help find solutions in mitigating road safety issues.

Over the years, #ShellSelamatSampai Varsity Challenge has contributed towards nurturing brilliant young minds across Malaysia to propose out of the box ideas to help improve the road safety conditions.

For further information on Shell’s STEM and community development initiatives, visit Road Safety Malaysia - #ShellSelamatSampai | About Us

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