AT A GLANCE Mobile and embedded sensor solution required Agile methodology delivered in six months THE CHALLENGE With its substantially greater physical demands, smaller crew, higher speeds and more extreme environment, Ben Ainslie – skipper of the Land Rover BAR team – compares his role sailing in the America’s Cup to that of “a fighter pilot or Formula 1 driver”. Working together with BT, we were approached to develop an app for use on mobile devices and wearable tech that could intuitively show critical information throughout the America’s Cup races – with no user interaction. Our software needed to be crafted to ensure its operation kept pace with events as they unfolded and configurable to an individual’s specifications, according to their role and their personal preferenc

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