Axion Racing

 

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March '05 Site Visit Report

Spirit

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         Last Update: 05/03/2006       

 Examples of Axion Racing's DARPA Grand Challenge (DGC) media coverage

Millions of people worldwide have read something about Axion Racing and Spirit, the autonomous racing vehicle

Fortune Small Business finds Axion Racing

MSNBC reports on our QID success

Wired Magazine picks Axion Racing ('The Rock Star') as one of four challengers to CMU's Red Team in 2005!

Fox Sport's Race Fan reports our success!

The Press Entrerprise reports from the 2005 Conference

LA Weekly reports on Axion's DGC entry

NBC Nightly News web-page link (3rd Column/Launch) shows Spirit of Kosrae at 2004 DGC start

Spirit of Kosrae featured in San Diego Union

#1 European Science Magazine features Spirit of Kosrae

Read Road & Track's review of our vehicle

  Latest Team News

* VENTURA COUNTY STAR DETAILS 2007 URBAN CHALLENGE AND AXION RACING'S PLANS TO GO FOR $1 MILLION.

(May 03, 2006)

*DISCOVERY CHANNEL RUNS  A BEYOND TOMORROW SHOWING HOW SPIRIT IS ABLE TO DRIVE AUTONOMOUSLY.
(April 05, 2006)

*AXION, LLC RECEIVES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION AS VIABLE REGISTERED CONTRACTOR TO USA GOVERNMENT.
(February  22, 2006)

*AUSTRALIA'S BEYOND TOMORROW RUNS IN-DEPTH REPORT ON DARPA & SPIRIT TO WORLDWIDE TV AUDIENCE.
(February  14, 2006)

* SPRIT USED AS DEMO VEHICLE IN HOLLYWOOD, CA LOCATIONS. TEAM MARKETS AUTONOMOUS CAPABILITIES.
(February  05, 2006)

* AXION RACING SEMI-RETIRING  SPIRIT WITH 190,000 MILES. SENSOR AND SOFTWARE SYMMETRY AVAILABLE.
(October 31, 2005)

* AXION RACING RETIRING SPIRIT WITH 190,000 MILES. SENSORS AND SOFTWARE IMPROVED FOR OTHER CARS.
(October 31, 2005)

* NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO (NPR) CAPTURES THE WORLD FAMOUS AXION RACING PLAYERS MUSICAL TRIBUTE.

.(October 09, 2005)

* SPIRIT GOES ALMOST 70 MILES BEFORE SUFFERING MECHANICAL FAILURE. AXION CONGRATULATES STANFORD.

.(October 08, 2005)

* SPIRIT IS DESIGNATED BY DARPA TO BE FOURTH ON DGC STARTING LINE,  FOLLOWING CMU (2) AND STANFORD.
(October 07, 2005)

* SPIRIT IS FEATURED AS TOP SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TEAM TO PARTICIPATE IN 2005 DARPA GRAND CHALLENGE.

.(October 06, 2005)

* CBS NEWS MENTIONS AXION RACING AND IT'S  EFFORTS IN STARTING AS 3RD TEAM BEHIND STANFORD & CMU.

.(October 06, 2005)

* AXION RACING IS ONE OF 23 TEAMS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2005 DGC TO BE HELD IN PRIMM, NV.
(October 05, 2005)

* FOURTH SUCCESSFUL NQE QUALIFICATION RUN BY AXION RACING. TEAM LOOKS TOWARDS RACE DAY.
(October 03, 2005)

* SPIRIT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES 3RD OF 3 NQE ROUTE RUNS AT SPEED AND WITHOUT STOPPING.
(October 02, 2005)

* AXION RACING IS SMALLEST COMPANY AND ONE OF ONLY SEVEN TEAMS TO COMPLETE 2 OF 2 NQE RUNS.
(October 01, 2005)

* SPIRIT IS ONE OF THE  ROUGHLY 25% OF ALL 43 TEAMS THAT COMPLETED THEIR 1ST NQE RUN SUCCESSFULLY!
(September 29, 2005)

* AXION RACING FEATURED IN VENTURA COUNTY STAR WITH A SLASH X AUTONOMOUS RIDE-ALONG STORY.
(September 25, 2005)

* SPIRIT'S OMNITECH E-STOP HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, BUT TWIN RACING SURF BOARDS ARE INSTALLED..
(September 24, 2005)

* TEN HOUR ENDURANCE TEST COMPLETED, JUST OUTSIDE OF BARSTOW, CA WITH TEAM HAVING NO PROBLEMS.
(September 16, 2005)

* SPIRIT EXCEEDED ITS OWN "PERSONAL BEST'' PEAK SPEED ON THE TORREY PINES GLIDERPORT NQE TEST ROUTE.
(September 13, 2005)

*AXION RACING ANNOUNCES TRADE WITH TEAM BANZAI TO ACQUIRE NUMBER 23 FOR USE AT 2005 NQE & DGC.
(September 10, 2005)

* NORTHROP GRUMMAN HELPS AXION RACING TO BECOME ONLY 2005 DGC TEAM TO IMPLEMENT A  LN-270 INS.
(September 08, 2005)

* AXION RACING MOVES TO BARSTOW FOR 3 WEEK TEST. SPIRIT PLAYS CHICKEN WITH OSHKOSH'S TERRAMAX.
(September 06, 2005)

* WIRED MAGAZINE NAMES SPIRIT (THE ROCK STAR) AS ONE OF FOUR TOP CHALLENGERS TO THE RED TEAM.
(September 01, 2005)

* DARPA RELEASES PHOTO OF NQE ROUTE. AXION RACING IS FIRST TEAM TO MIMIC/RUN COPY OF NQE ROUTE.
(August 24, 2005)

* DARPA CLOSES 2005 DGC ROUTE. SPIRIT NOW AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVING OCOTILLO WELLS TO THE  SALTON SEA.
(August 22, 2005)

* SPIRIT PERFORMS FLAWLESSLY AT 29 PALMS MARINE WARTEC TESTS. EMPLOYEES FROM SAIC (CMU) HELP.
(August 8, 2005)

* AXION RACING COMPLETES 2005 FIELD TESTS OF 2004 DGC ROUTE. TEAM IS READY FOR 2005 DARPA CHALLENGE.
(August 7, 2005)

* GPS WORLD MAGAZINE FEATURES AXION RACING'S BEST GPS + INS SOLUTION FOR DGC'S MULTIPATH ERRORS.
(August 1, 2005)

* SPIRIT UNDERGOES MAJOR MECHANICAL UPGRADES. NEXT FIELD TESTING SCHEDULED IN EARLY AUGUST.
(July 26, 2005)

* AXION RACING FINISHES SIX DAYS OF 100 MILE FIELD TESTING AND SHARES KNOW-HOW WITH NASA SITE VISIT.
(July 12, 2005)

* AXION RACING RUNS MOST OF 2004 ROUTE WITH VIDEO PROOF. OFFERS MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES RIDE-ALONGS.
(June 30, 2005)

* AXION RACING FEATURED AGAIN, IN VENTURA COUNTY STAR WITH ROCKWELL COLLINS BACKED TEAM
(June 07, 2005)

* DARPA ANNOUNCES THAT AXION RACING IS ONE OF FORTY INVITED FOR 2005 DARPA GRAND CHALLENGE NQE.

(June 06, 2005)

* Axion racing ANNOUNCES WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH NORTHROP GRUMMAN AND AMPHITECH FOR 2005.

(June 03, 2005)

* Axion racing incorporates spline algorithms into the axion arbitrator's path planning system.

(May 29, 2005)

* DARPA completes 1st West Coast Site Visit reviewing Axion Racing's Spirit. CBS NEWS REPORTS .

(May 02, 2005)

* AXION RACING HELPS MSU & NASA WITH 2013 MOON MISSION (Team helps MSU Engineering and NASA find the way)

(April 21, 2005)

* GROUP SEEKS $2 MILLION DEMONSTRATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE. (Axion Racing leads the way for all Site Visits)
(April 06, 2005)

* DARPA OFFICIALLY INVITES AXION RACING TO A SITE VISIT. VISIT TO BE HELD BETWEEN MAY 2ND & MAY 15TH.
(April 04, 2005)

* TEAM ANNOUNCES THAT DARPA SITE VISIT WILL BE HELD WHERE ANNE TAUGHT CHARLES LINDBERG TO SOAR.
(March 20 2005)

* AXION RACING FEATURED IN VENTURA COUNTY STAR ALONG WITH ROCKWELL COLLINS (DOD) BACKED TEAM
(February 24, 2005)

* AXION RACING IS ONLY 2ND DGC TEAM TO COMPLETE ALL 5 RACE APPLICATION PARTS. VEHICLE IS SPIRIT.
(February 11, 2005)

* TEAM COMPLETES FILMING OF 2005 DGC SITE VISIT VIDEO AND SHOTS FOR 2006 & 2007 ARE FINISHED.
(January 30, 2005)

* AXION RACING IS 1ST DGC TEAM TO HAVE A MULTILINGUAL WEB SITE SUPPORTING EIGHT LANGUAGES.
(January 27, 2005)

* AXION RACING DRIVES OVER 20 MILES AUTONOMOUSLY FROM DGC START TO OUTSIDE DAGGETT, CA.
(January 23, 2005)

* FIRST 2005 FIELD TESTS SET FOR JANUARY 22-23 IN BARSTOW. AXION WILL AUTONOMOUSLY RUN COURSE
(January 02, 2005)

* TEAM ANNOUNCES NO SPONSORS FOR 2005. SAYS IT CAN BEAT BOEING, ENSCO, & OTHER DOD CONTRACTORS
(December 11, 2004)

* AXION REVIEWS MMW HIGH SPEED RADAR VIDEO & RECOMMENDS TECHNOLOGY TO ALL 2005 DGC TEAMS
(December 07, 2004)

* AUTONOMOUS DRIVING, WITH AI SOUND WAVE PROCESSING, PROVEN IN FIELD TESTING. WILL BE USED IN DGC
(November 10, 2004)

* AXION RACING INSTALLS SECOND OF THREE GPS UNITS TO FIGHT '05 RACE ROUTE MULTIPATH ERRORS
(October 12, 2004)

* AXION RACING DRIVES 10 MILES ON NEW TEST GROUNDS IN SAN DIEGO AREA
(September 25, 2004)

* PARTS A&B OF 2005 DARPA GRAND CHALLENGE PAPERWORK COMPLETED AND ACCEPTED
(September 17, 2004)

* AXION RACING IS ONLY TEAM  DISPLAYING A VEHICLE AT '05 DGC PARTICIPANT CONFERENCE IN ANAHEIM
(August 15, 2004)

* AXION RACING BEGINS SELLING DVD OF ENTIRE (142 MILES) 2004 DGC ROUTE
(June 28, 2004)

* SPIRIT OF KOSRAE RACES AT IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY FOR ROAD & TRACK INTERVIEW
(May 10, 2004)

* AXION RACING INSTALLS NEW STARFIRE GPS AND ADVANCED MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS
(April 28, 2004)

* SPIRIT OF KOSRAE LEAVES 2004 DGC STARTING LINE 6th - SUFFERS MULTIPATH ERRORS AND GPS FAILURE
(March 13, 2004)

* AXION RACING IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN TO "COMPLETELY QUALIFY" AT FONTANA QID
(March 11, 2004)

* SPIRIT OF KOSRAE REPAIRS TRANSMISSION - REPLACES 2ND GPS UNIT
(March 10, 2004)

* AXION RACING FEATURED IN LA WEEKLY REPORT
(March 06,, 2004)

* SPIRIT OF KOSRAE FEATURED IN PLAYBOY,  GERMANY  REPORT
(March 03, 2004)

* AXION RACING MOVES TO DESERT FOR 1 MONTH FIELD TESTING IN BARSTOW, CA THROUGH PRIMM, NV
(February 16, 2004)

* SPIRIT OF KOSRAE IS READY TO RACE!
(February 1, 2004)

* AXION RACING AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVES PARTIAL ROUTE (BARSTOW TO PRIMM)
(January 20, 2004)

* AXION, LLC NOTIFIED AS 1 OF 25 DARPA QID TEAMS RACING IN MARCH 2004.
(December 24, 2003)

* SPIRIT OF KOSRAE RUNS 2 MILE SAN DIEGO TEST COURSE (15 TIMES @ 2.1 MPH/AVG)
(December 18, 2003)

* GIZMO MAGAZINE REVIEWS BOTH AXION RACING'S SPIRIT AND CARNEGIE MELLON'S RED TEAM  (CMU).
(December 12,, 2003)

* SPIRIT OF KOSRAE  IS ONLY CHALLENGE VEHICLE AT 2003 LAS VEGAS SEMA SHOW
(November 04, 2003)

* AXION, LLC FINAL 2004 TECHNICAL PAPER DELIVERED TO DARPA
(October 13, 2003)

* SPIRIT OF KOSRAE VEHICLE BETA TESTED
(Sept 24, 2003)

* SPIRIT OF KOSRAE VEHICLE ALPHA READY
(July 27, 2003)

* AXION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DOCUMENTS SIGNED.
(May 07, 2003)

* TROPICAL WATERS KOSRAE, INC AGREES TO TENTATIVE SPONSORSHIP DEAL FOR MELÕ MEDIA EXPOSURE.
(April 01, 2003)

* TEAM MEETS IN WESTLAKE VILLAGE TO FINALIZE VEHICLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
(March 15, 2003)

*FIRST AXION TEAM MEETING HELD IN SAN DIEGO, CA. GM/TEAM LEADER, CIO, ENGINEERS CHOSEN.
(January 25, 2003)

* LA TIMES RUNS 2ND DGC ARTICLE.  IDEA OF A WATER BOTTLE DRIVING ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT IS BORN.
(January 15, 2003)

 
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