11/9/25

Inside Autonomous Racing: When Will AI Beat a Formula 1 Driver? | Elevation Live! with Kevin Baron

We went to Austin, Texas, for the F1 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, where one company called Code 19 Racing is developing some of the fastest moving AI on the planet — and demonstrating it for the U.S. Army.

"You have to be able to react at 150 mph, within a few inches," said O.G. Wells, chief operating officer of the veteran-owned Code 19 Racing.

“The world’s first professional autonomous motorsports team” is that and much more, thanks to partnerships with NVIDIA and Booz Allen, and a purpose-driven mission to develop young talent.

We hung out with O.G. at Austin's Capital Factory tech hub over F1 race weekend, and with Code 19 Racing CEO Lawrence Walter on a visit to Booz Allen in Washington, D.C. Here's what we learned.

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