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Since 2003 millions of people worldwide have read or seen something about Axion Racing

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MSNBC reports on our QID success

Spirit of Kosrae featured in San Diego Union

#1 European Science Magazine features Spirit of Kosrae

Read Road & Track's review of our vehicle

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

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

The Press Entrerprise reports from the 2005 Conference

The United Kingdom's UVOnLine reports on Axion Racing!

 

 Latest Team News

* AXION, LLC WORKING WITH BAY AREA FIRM TO DEVELOP AUTONOMOUS CAR TRACKS BETWEEN HIGHWAYS.

(March 11,  2008)

* RUSSIA ROBOTICS DOES A FEATURE ON THE 2007 DARPA URBAN CHALLENGE AND FEATURES AXION RACING..

(November 14,  2007)

* THE GUARDIAN DOES A REPORT ON THE 2007 DARPA URBAN CHALLENGE WHICH INCLUDES AXION RACING.

(November 08,  2007)

* AXION RACING'S SPIRIT DOESN'T MAKE THE FINAL 2007 URBAN CHALLENGE. CONGRATULATES ALL TEAMS.

(October 31,  2007)

* WIRED MAGAZINE'S BLOG DETAILS HOW TOUGH IT IS TO SEE A BLUE CAR AND FINDS NUMBERING UNIQUE.

(October 30,  2007)

* AXION RACING IS STILL ELIGIBLE  FOR DARPA URBAN CHALLENGE AND AWAITS FINAL WORD FROM DARPA.

(October 30,  2007)

* TEAM LEADER BILL KEHALY IS INTERVIEWED BY TGDAILY ABOUT SPIRIT AND THE 2007 NQE IN VICTORVILLE.

(October 28, 2007)

* SPIRIT IS FIRST AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN HISTORY TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVEN BY A HUMAN BEING.

(October 28, 2007)

* SUCCESSFUL PLAYSTATION 3 FIELD TESTING BECOMES KIDS PLAY FOR AXION RACING'S YDL CODING EXPERTS.

(October 12, 2007)

* HDNEWS REPORTS IN HD ON SPIRIT AS SHE COMPLETES HER FIELD TESTING OF SAN DIEGO NEIGHBORHOODS.

(October 04, 2007)

* AXION, LLC CREATES A 3D MAP OF THE 2007 DARPA URBAN CHALLENGE TERRAIN AT GEORGE AIR FORCE BASE.

(September 27, 2007)

*AXION RACING IS PROFILED AS A YELLOW DOG LINUX SUCCESS STORY IN PREPARING FOR THE URBAN CHALLENGE .

(September 21, 2007)

*THE UK'S OFFICIAL PLAYSTATION 3 MAGAZINE DETAILS WORK BY AXION RACING FOR THE 2007 CHALLENGE .

(September 17, 2007)

*THE UK'S SHEPPARD UV ONLINE DETAILS AXION'S SONY PS3 WORK TO THEIR UNITED KINGDOM READER BASE .

(August 18, 2007)

*TG DAILY REVIEWS TEAM'S PREPARATION FOR THE 2007 URBAN CHALLENGE TO BE HELD IN VICTORVILLE, CA.

(August 16, 2007)

* DARPA INVITES AXION RACING TO BE ONE OF THIRTY SIX TEAMS TO BATTLE IN THE 2007 URBAN CHALLENGE.

(August 09, 2007)

*LINUX DEVICES DETAILS WORK PRODUCED BY AXION, LLC FOR USING A PS3 IN THE NEXT DARPA CHALLENGE.

(August 09, 2007)

* BLASTEROIDS PROMISES TO WATCH DEVELOPMENTS AS AXION, LLC PREPARES SPIRIT FOR AUTONOMOUS RACE.

(August 03, 2007)

* AXION RACING TO UTILIZE A SONY PLAYSTATION IN THE UPCOMING 2007 DARPA URBAN CHALLENGE.

(August 03, 2007)

* AXION, LLC RECEIVES A SOLID  "A" DURING 2007 DARPA URBAN CHALLENGE SITE VISIT, HELD IN SAN DIEGO.

(June 29, 2007)

* IN MAY 2007 THIS WEB SITE SETS A 4 YEAR RECORD, FOR TOTAL VISITORS, HELPED BY THE AXION RACING TWINS.

(June 01, 2007)

* DARPA ANNOUNCES THAT AXION RACING IS ONE OF FIFTY-THREE TEAMS THAT WILL GET A SITE VISIT FOR 2007.

(May 11, 2007)

* DURING APRIL 2007 THE AXION RACING WEB SITE REACHES THE MOST WEB USERS IN ITS FOUR YEAR HISTORY.

(May 02, 2007)

* TEAM RELEASES DARPA URBAN CHALLENGE 2007 SITE VISIT VIDEO TO GOVERNMENT AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

(April 13, 2007)

* MICRONESIAN PRODUCTION FOUR YEARS AFTER CONCEPT OF WATER BOTTLE DRIVING ITSELF THROUGH DESERT.

(April 03, 2007)

* URBAN CHALLENGE SITE VISIT PAPERWORK AND PHOTOS SENT FOR GOVERNMENT REVIEW AND COMMENTS.

(March 16, 2007)

* AXION RACING BEGINS FIELD TESTING TO PROVE CODE UPDATES ARE READY FOR JUNE AND NOVEMBER RACES.

(January 31, 2007)

* AXION RACING'S TEAM LEADER USES BARSTOW HOLIDAY INN MILES TO THROW FIRST PITCH AT DODGER GAME.

(September 30, 2006)

* RACE UP TO TOP OF PIKES PEAK CANCELLED FOR 2006. SPIRIT IS STILL ONLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TO THE TOP.

(September 23, 2006)

* AXION, LLC CONTINUES TO DRUM UP SPONSORS WHILE LOSING $1 MILLION DARPA PROPOSAL WRITING CONTEST.

(August 23, 2006)

* FINANCE VISOR DOES AN ARTICLE REVIEW OF AXION RACING'S  RUN TO THE TOP OF COLORADO'S PIKE PEAK.

(August 05, 2006)

* THE UNITED KINGDOM'S ANOTHER DIMENSION DETAILS AXION RACING'S DRIVE UP TO THE TOP OF PIKES PEAK.

(July 25, 2006)

* SOCAL TECH INTERVIEWS AXION RACING'S TEAM LEADER ON THE DARPA URBAN CHALLENGE AND PIKES PEAK.

(July 19, 2006)

* AXION RACING IS FEATURED IN AN ELECTRONIC DESIGN ARTICLE DETAILING ALL SENSORS USED BY SPIRIT.

(July 19, 2006)

*MEMBRANA REPORTS TO RUSSIAN READERS ON SPIRIT'S PIKES PEAK ASSAULT WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

(July 13, 2006)

* TECHNABOB REPORTS ON SPIRIT'S SUCCESS IN REACHING THE TOP OF PIKES PEAK WHILE RUNNING PPRHC ROUTE.

(July 02, 2006)

* SPIRIT VISITS COLORADO SPRING'S  FAN FEST .JUST PRIOR TO THE 2006 PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB..

(July 30,  2006)

* AXION RACING COMPLETES TRACK "A" DARPA URBAN CHALLENGE PAPERWORK WITH A FIVE MINUTE VIDEO.

(June 17, 2006)

* 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. SENSORS AND SOFTWARE SYMMETRY AVAILABLE.
(October 31, 2005)

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

.(October 09, 2005)

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

.(October 08, 2005)

* SPIRIT IS RANKED BY DARPA TO BE 3RD TEAM  ON DGC STARTING LINE, FOLLOWING CMU (2) & 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 GLIDER PORT 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. LOCAL 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 TEAMS TO "COMPLETELY QUALIFY" AT FONTANA QID FOR $2 MILLION.
(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 HEADQUARTERS IN VIRGINIA.
(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 DOCUMENT 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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