# Wikispeed > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wikispeed > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wikispeed.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikispeed > Source revision: 1355256193 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Automotive manufacturer that produces modular design cars This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Wikispeed" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. Please help improve this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed. (June 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Wikispeed car (2021) Wikispeed car (2021) Prototype in 2011 **Wikispeed** is an automotive startup with a [modular design](/source/Modular_design) car. Wikispeed competed in the [Progressive Automotive X Prize competition](/source/Automotive_X_Prize) 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](/source/North_American_International_Auto_Show) (NAIAS) in [Detroit](/source/Detroit), [Michigan](/source/Michigan) in January 2011.[5][6] Wikispeed was founded by Joe Justice and is headquartered in [Seattle, Washington](/source/Seattle%2C_Washington). In 2011, Justice gave a TEDx talk explaining the management style implemented by the Wikispeed team.[7] In May 2012, Joe Justice launched an [Indiegogo](/source/Indiegogo) campaign to [crowdfund](/source/Crowdfund) further refinement of their prototype design into a market-ready [kit car](/source/Kit_car). Justice did not seek development funding from "traditional [venture capital](/source/Venture_capital)" in an effort to avoid forcing the Wikispeed project "into commercial short-term money-making".[4] The campaign sought roughly $50,000 over a period of two months.[4] The campaign failed. Wikispeed aims to apply [scrum](/source/Scrum_(development)) development techniques borrowed from the software development industry. They use [open source](/source/Open-source_model) 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 - [Open-source car](/source/Open-source_car) - [Electric vehicle](/source/Electric_vehicle) - [Open hardware](/source/Open_hardware) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Wikispeed"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140712090748/http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/teams/wikispeed). *Progressive Auto Xprize*. Archived from [the original](http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/teams/wikispeed) on July 12, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Sammicheli, Paolo (July 12, 2018). ["Scrum for Hardware"](https://leanpub.com/Scrum-for-Hardware/read_sample). Retrieved January 9, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Blanco, Sebastian (May 10, 2010). ["Automotive X-Prize: Wikispeed Team Collaborates, Struggles with SGT01 Modular Car"](http://green.autoblog.com/2010/05/10/automotive-x-prize-wikispeed-team-collaborates-struggles-with/). *green.autoblog.com*. Retrieved August 26, 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Denning_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Denning_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Denning_4-2) Denning, Steve. ["Wikispeed: How A 100 mpg Car Was Developed In 3 Months"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2012/05/10/wikispeed-how-a-100-mpg-car-was-developed-in-3-months/). *Forbes*. Retrieved May 2, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["2011 NAIAS: Wikispeed SGT01"](https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2011-naias-wikispeed-sgt01-live-photos-29504.html). *autoevolution*. January 11, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Stenquist, Paul (January 11, 2011). ["Wikispeed SGT01 Awaits an Angel"](https://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/wikispeed-sgt01-awaits-an-angel/). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved August 26, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["TEDxRainier - Joe Justice - WikiSpeed"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8jdx-lf2Dw). December 26, 2011 – via www.youtube.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["From Henry Ford to Joe Justice : WikiSpeed, Manufacturing in the Age of Open Collaboration"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140112140749/http://ouishare.net/2012/10/wikispeed-agile-manufacturing/). *Ouishare.net*. October 25, 2012. Archived from [the original](http://ouishare.net/2012/10/wikispeed-agile-manufacturing/) on January 12, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Wikispeed Needs You!"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160721070624/http://wikispeed.org/2015/01/wikispeed-needs/). Archived from [the original](http://wikispeed.org/2015/01/wikispeed-needs/) on July 21, 2016. 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