Not just gears but mindsets. The Siemens Shift into Action challenge invites engineers, designers, students and innovators to rethink what a decarbonised future can look and feel like.

Your mission? Redesign the legendary BMW R18 motorcycle as seen in the post-apocalyptic Mad Max movie Furiosa. In the film, the bike is customised for a dystopian future. Through world-leading industrial design software, Solid Edge, your challenge is to reimagine the bike for a cleaner, decarbonised world. Imagine a hydrogen-or bio-fuelled R18 that retains its power, sound, and soul, built for performance and purpose in a climate-smart future. Sustainability doesn’t mean compromise, it means innovation.

Part of Siemens Xcelerator Beyond 1% campaign, this challenge is about proving that Australia can lead on productivity, innovation and climate action well beyond our one per cent share of global emissions.

Using Siemens’ industrial design software, Solid Edge, you’ll reimagine the R18 for a clean energy future. With digital tools and AI more accessible than ever, the gap between innovation and creation has never been so narrow.

Whether you’re a student, engineer, innovator or creative thinker, this is your chance to make an impact.

The winning design earns an exclusive trip to Germany, one of the world's industrial powerhouses. They'll get a behind-the-scenes tour of Siemens, a leading tech company, as well as VIP visits to BMW World Munich and BMW Motorrad Berlin.