MAPBOX & THE REBELLE RALLY
What we've done. What we are doing. What's next.
Accomplished
- Incorporated Mapbox across the board
- Used Mapbox in ways that people can understand
- Used Mapbox when other solutions have been in order, because we know Mapbox is moving to the right solutions, hiring the right people.
- Worked proactively to “sell” Mapbox & build brand awareness at every turn.
- Reached out to auto companies (& others) to talk about specifically about Mapbox.
Fiat Chrysler - Jeep/Ram/Dodge/Alfa Romeo/Mopar -
PR/Marketing/Media launches
Honda - Engineering
Nissan - PR/Marketing/Product Management
Rolls Royce
Bentley - Engineering
Ford - PR
Iridium
Fox
- Given the premium vehicle branding location when other companies have spent substantially more .
- Developed and distributed videos that are on message.
- Over-delivered on sponsorship deliverables.
- Working with key video/live team (new members) for options to thread Mapbox in in more innovative ways.
Rebelle Mapbox Vehicle Data Visualization Platform/Product
RMDV
Why:
- The problem - people need an actual product to imagine the possible.
- They “sort of get it” but need to interact with it on a more real level, spend time with “it.”
- Dreamers, schemers, decision makers, companies (not just tech geeks and programmers) need to tangibly connect with data visualization. Understand that you don’t have to be a tech company to utlize and deploy great tech beyond operational software and a website.
Why Mapbox? The toolkit / the possibilities / the advantage / the people
We currently have live vehicle tracking with YB Tracking & Iridium. But…
The Mapbox product we are building is real-time sensor data served via map & data dashboard.
- The Rebelle is the longest competitive off-road rally in the U.S.
- It is designed as a competition AND a proving ground.
- This product authentically supports the proving ground claim.
- Very few opportunities exist for manufacturers to cover this much variability so quickly in:
terrain / temperature / altitude /vehicle demands
- Can be public facing, or internal/company use only
- Manufacturers need this!
- OEMs miss key opportunities to collect data.
- Empowers OEMs to gain real time information while sitting across the globe following their vehicles.
- Engineers can gain valuable testing data, error/failure data, etc.
- Forward facing option allows for followers to geek out in real time. (Parameters can include dozens of options from emissions, mpg, engine load, vehicle temps, ambient air temp, speed, etc.)
- In 2018 Honda and Nissan confirmed this information would have helped them troubleshoot & understand issues with loss of all-wheel drive & air suspension failure.
- F1 and closed track racing utilizes vehicle information to make on track changes and strategic racing decision. However, these vehicles are in controlled environments/surfaces, and are not the vehicles consumers are buying.
Product Components:
Sensor product (OBD-II connected)
Map
Data dashboard
Database
Webpage

Capitalizing & Creating Awarness
RMDV
- Onsite media - Invite key auto journalist(s) to the Rebelle to cover the tech/Mapbox story.
- Curated video - Build the video documenting the development.
- Live from the rally
- Mapbox vehicles that show public facing data in one of the maps (emissions/mpg/temperatures/engine load/ambient air temp/altitude+++)
- excellent way for Mapbox to circulate the story to car companies/fleet mgmt.
- Either one OEM or multiple
- Who / What / Why / How / Why aren’t you?
- Press initiative - Cnet has asked for exclusive story. Jalopnik is 1st choice.
Cnet (Rolls Royce)
Jalopnik
Autoweek
Racer
Expedition Portal
Road & Track / Automobile / MotorTrend
Narrative / Tracking Map
“How to follow” pre-video - presented by Mapbox
Stronger branding on the tracking page
Partner and media promotion to “Follow”
Press release
2019
- Expanding the brand, fulfilling the vision
- Vehicle data visualization platform
- Expanded video & webcasting
- New partnerships
- Expanded OEM involvement
Honda - 3 vehicles
Nissan - 2 vehicles
Rolls Royce
Fiat Chrysler brands
(Discussions - Kia, VW, Porsche+++)
- Expanded media & tech staff
- Electrified Class - proving ground for non-combustion engines
- Women in STEM initiative
- New Form Entertainment - scripted television series development
- Podcast launch