
Agentic AI at The Edge
Word's first professional autonomous racing team. The track is our lab. Founded by former intelligence officers, code19 has a crack team of experts delivering agentic AI to the warfighter. https://www.youtube.com/@Code19Racing
O.G. Wells
founder
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Wynn Lemmons
investor
Lawrence Walter
founder
In a world where first contact is metal on metal, our warfighers are overwhelmed by a flood of real-time data, disconnected systems, and black-box automation. Commanders and operators are being asked to manage increasingly complex machine teams, make split-second decisions, and maintain accountability—all without the tools to truly understand or trust what their systems are doing. Beyond defense, the same challenges plague industrial robotics, autonomous logistics, and smart infrastructure
We built a Modular Autonomy Software Stack (MASS) from the ground up—complete with high-speed perception, decision-making, and control—and paired it with our agentic AI platform, Maveric AI. After competing in the world’s top autonomous racing league and raising $1.85M in pre-seed funding, we turned our on-track success into real-world traction: a strategic alliance with Booz Allen, a CRADA with the U.S. Navy, and an AI Crew Chief in development for a NASCAR team. Now, we’re raising our seed round to scale Maveric AI for mission-critical use in defense and beyond.

Signalbase · Oct 24, 2024
In an exhilarating development for the motorsport and technology industries, CODE19 Racing has announced that it has successfully raised $1,500,000 in its latest funding round. As a pioneering autonomous racing team, CODE19 is uniquely positioned at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and high-octane competition. "We're like any other race team, but our driver is wired differently," says the company's founder, emphasizing their commitment to leading the charge in autonomous systems. This funding will play a crucial role in furthering CODE19's mission to push the boundaries of autonomous racing, develop innovative solutions, and capture the imagination of a global fanbase. By leveraging advanced AI technologies honed on the racetrack, CODE19 Racing seeks to bring dual-use innovations that can benefit various sectors, from logistics to public safety. The team envisions a future where AI champions burn rubber just as fiercely as human drivers, redefining the landscape of motorsport while showcasing the immense potential of autonomous systems. With the funds raised, CODE19 aims to enhance its research and development initiatives, invest in next-generation technologies, and scale its operations to reach new audiences. As they accelerate toward a new era of racing where human and machine seamlessly intersect, CODE19 Racing continues to inspire and innovate, proving that the future of motorsport is not just about speed—but about smart, transformative technology at the wheel.
Code19 Racing entered a non-exclusive partnership alliance with Booz Allen Hamilton, the nation’s leading defense AI integrator, to accelerate the deployment of agentic AI across mission-critical domains. This partnership connects our high-performance autonomy lab with Booz Allen’s deep expertise in AI-enabled defense systems. Together, we’re advancing MavAI autonomous platforms—from the track to the tactical edge—building trust, transparency, and decision superiority into the next generation of warfighter-AI teaming.
Code19 Racing has entered into a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Navy to advance trusted autonomy at the tactical edge. The project focuses on integrating electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) sensor data into the high-level planner of our autonomy stack, enabling intelligent decision-making in contested environments. Maveric AI will serve as the human-machine interface, providing real-time transparency into system behavior. This collaboration supports scalable, explainable AI for maritime missions where speed, trust, and adaptability are mission-critical.
Born from our own engineers’ need for a better human-machine interface, Code19 Racing developed the first prototype of Maveric AI—an active, voice-forward agent built to narrate autonomy in real time. Designed to reduce cognitive load and improve trust during autonomous operations, Maveric AI transforms live telemetry and autonomy decision data into natural language explanations and real-time insights. We publicly showcased the prototype at our Circuit of the Americas (COTA) AI Summit to the Army Applications Lab, marking its first live demo and setting the stage for future defense and dual-use deployments.
Code19 Racing was selected to represent the United States at the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL), the world’s top autonomous motorsport event held at Yas Marina Circuit. We competed against global teams—including China—and delivered a strong performance, outperforming China in head-to-head competition. While we didn’t take the overall win, the event validated our high-speed Modular Autonomy Software Stack (MASS) through testing under extreme conditions. No driver, no teleop,