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67-477: The Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize ( PIAXP or AXP ) was a set of competitions, programs and events, from the X Prize Foundation , to "inspire a new generation of super-efficient vehicles that help break America's addiction to oil and stem the effects of climate change ." Progressive Insurance was the title sponsor of the prize, the centerpiece of which is the Competition Division, within which

134-498: A $ 10-million prize to the first privately financed team that could build and fly a three-passenger vehicle 100 kilometers into space twice within two weeks. The contest, later titled the Ansari XPRIZE for Suborbital Spaceflight, motivated 26 teams from seven nations to invest more than $ 100 million in pursuit of the $ 10 million purse. On October 4, 2004, the Ansari XPRIZE was won by Mojave Aerospace Ventures , who successfully completed

201-492: A 10-million-dollar purse was divided between the winners of three competitions. The essence of each competition was to design, build and race super-efficient vehicles that achieved 100 MPGe (2.35 liter/100 kilometer) efficiency, produced less than 200 grams/mile well-to-wheel CO 2 equivalent emissions , and could be manufactured for the mass market. Within the Competition Division, there are two vehicle classes: Mainstream and Alternative. The mainstream class had

268-472: A Demonstration Division was created so that automakers could at least display and promote their highest efficiency vehicles alongside the main competition. However, there were too few entrants by 1 March registration deadline, and this division was canceled. The only confirmed entrant was the Tesla Roadster , which had dropped out of the main competition. Vehicles in the demonstration division would have met

335-460: A compelling TED talk. Diamandis hopes to contrast the benevolent value of AI against the dystopian point of view that sometimes enter AI conversations. The winning team of the contest, which is scheduled for 2020, will be determined by the audience. On September 29, 2015, Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of X Prize, announced the launch of a $ 20 million prize for a 4.5-year competition on testing technologies that converts CO 2 into products with

402-579: A fuel economy of 100 MPGe (21 kWh or 2.35 liters of petrol/100 kilometer) and produce less than 200 grams/mile CO 2 emissions (measured well-to-wheel). For electric vehicles, the CO 2 emissions requirement is a more binding constraint. Because CO 2 emissions will be calculated assuming a national average of electricity sources projected to 2014, an all-electric car will have to achieve 114 MPGe in order to produce less than 200 grams/mile CO 2 emissions. Further, electricity consumption

469-689: A network of community responders. On June 7, 2018, Leaf Wearables received the grand prize winner of the $ 1M. On October 20, 2018, the XPRIZE Foundation awarded The Water Abundance XPRIZE, which launched on October 24, 2016, with a purse of $ 1.75 million provided by the Tata Group and Australian Aid , to the Skysource/Skywater Alliance based in Venice, California, who received a grand prize of $ 1.5 million. An additional award of $ 150,000 went to

536-478: A panel of board certified physicians". The name is taken from the tricorder device in Star Trek which can be used to instantly diagnose ailments. No team met all the requirements needed to win the full prize purse. Reduced prizes were made to the strongest performers (US$ 2.6 million for Final Frontier Medical Devices, US$ 1 million for Dynamical Biomarkers, and $ 100,000 for Cloud DX, named "Bold Epic Innovator"). For

603-469: A prize of $ 5 million. The alternate class had two separate prizes of $ 2.5 million, one for side-by-side seating and one for tandem seating. The PIAXP has an educational program, funded by a $ 3.5 million grant from the United States Department of Energy , to engage students and the public in learning about advanced vehicle technologies, energy efficiency , climate change , alternative fuels, and

670-461: A rover on the lunar surface . The prize would award $ 20 million to the first team to land a rover on the Moon that successfully roved more than 500 meters and transmitted back high-definition images and video. There was a $ 5 million second prize, as well as $ 5 million in potential bonus prizes for extra features such as roving long distances (greater than 5,000 meters), capturing images of man-made objects on

737-562: A test track. These were held at the Michigan International Speedway from 20 to 29 June 2010. After this stage, only 15 vehicles from 12 teams remained in the competition. The winning teams were determined in the final stage. To successfully complete the race, the vehicles had to maintain a minimum average speed (maximum time allowed) while meeting the PIAXP requirements for fuel consumption (90 MPGe) and emissions. The requirement

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804-523: A three-year global competition that challenges researchers to build better technologies for mapping Earth's seafloor. On May 31, 2019, the grand prize winner, receiving a total of $ 4M, was GEBCO-NF Alumni, an international team based in the United States, while KUROSHIO, from Japan, claimed $ 1M as the runner-up. GEBCO-NF Alumni used the unmanned boat Maxlimer to autonomously map 278 square kilometres (107 sq mi) of seafloor. The challenge set

871-521: A way that feels as if they are truly there. On the other hand, people in the remote environment were given the impression that the operator was present inside the avatar robot. At the competition finals, held in November 2022 in Long Beach, CA, USA, the avatar systems were evaluated on their support for remotely interacting with humans, exploring new environments, and employing specialized skills. The winners of

938-415: A year, with all eligible teams given the opportunity to attempt, starting at precisely the same time as the other teams. This was changed to a single competition scheduled for September 5, 2013, to October 1, 2013, which was canceled on August 22, 2013. The CEO articulated the rationale for the change, "companies can do this for less than $ 5,000 per genome, in a few days or less – and are moving quickly towards

1005-414: Is a $ 2 million competition to improve our understanding of ocean acidification. On July 20, 2015, the winners of the challenge were announced. The Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE was announced on May 10, 2011, and is sponsored by Qualcomm Foundation. It was officially launched on January 10, 2012. The $ 10 million prize is awarded for creating a mobile device that can "diagnose patients better than or equal to

1072-605: Is accelerating the use of sensors and sensing technology to tackle health care problems and find ways for people to monitor and maintain their personal well-being. It was composed of two distinct Challenges held in 2013 and 2014. It was announced in 2012 and 12 finalists announced in 2013. On November 11, 2014, the winner was named to be team DMI, led by Eugene Y. Chan, MD, whose entry was the rHEALTH technology which used lasers and nanostrips to perform vast multiplexing on samples. In this competition, prize purses totaling $ 2.25 million were awarded. The Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE

1139-424: Is considered acceptable without actually installing the airbags. Teams are also required to submit a business plan which clearly demonstrates an ability to produce 10,000 vehicles per year. Note that teams are not required to be under-taking this plan, but the plan has to exist and the car has to be designed such that this plan is feasible. With the lack of mainstream entrants from established automobile companies,

1206-529: Is further divided into tandem and side-by-side classes. Vehicles in the Mainstream Class must meet specifications that are derived from typical small, five-passenger, economy mixed-use vehicles. The Alternative Class has fewer performance and design restrictions and provides an outlet for innovation. Both classes allow entries that are modifications of an existing popular vehicle, provided that all PIAXP requirements are met. Vehicles in both classes must have

1273-610: Is measured at the "plug" side of the battery charging device, so it would have to achieve 114 MPGe, assuming 100% efficient battery charging. If the charger were 85% efficient, this requirement would grow to 134 MPGe. In the other words, efficiency of electric cars should be not 21 but 16 kWh/100 km. Vehicles in both classes also must have features expected of a modern automobile including an enclosed cabin with windshield and windows, operating windshield wipers, washers, headlights, horn, indicators, brake lights, reflective devices, rear and side-view mirrors, and seat belts. They must have

1340-419: Is open to only 16–24 year olds and was sponsored by Marc Benioff and Jim Cramer , the host of Mad Money on CNBC. On December 23, 2020, The Luminosity Lab was named the winning team with their anti-fog mask design, taking home $ 500,000. This was a four-month challenge focused on the development of AI-driven systems to predict COVID-19 infection rates and to prescribe intervention plans. The $ 500,000 award

1407-537: Is the responsibility of a manufacturer of vehicles and/or vehicle lamps to certify that each motor vehicle and/or lamp is in full compliance with the minimum performance requirements of FMVSS 108. This is a self-certification process as opposed to the type approval process which is used in other lighting regulations such as UNECE Regulation 48. In order to show compliance to FMVSS 108, the lens of each original equipment and replacement headlamp, daytime running lamp (DRL) and certain conspicuity reflectors must be marked with

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1474-512: Is the so far largest incentive prize in history. It is aimed "to inspire and help scale efficient solutions to collectively achieve the 10 gigaton per year carbon removal target by 2050, to help fight climate change and restore the Earth’s carbon balance". In April 2022, XPRIZE and the Musk Foundation announced that in celebration of Earth Day, 15 teams had been designated as milestone winners in

1541-406: Is to bring about "radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity" through incentivized competition. It aims to motivate individuals, companies, and organizations to develop ideas and technologies. The Ansari X Prize relating to spacecraft development was awarded in 2004, intended to inspire research and development into technology for space exploration . The first XPRIZE, the Ansari XPRIZE,

1608-472: The Michigan International Speedway , from 26 April to 7 May 2010. Those that pass the initial technical and safety inspections and tests will participate in the remaining competition events. These include stage races, additional active safety performance tests and a dynamometer test. The next stage is a "knockout" qualifying event. To advance, vehicles must pass active safety performance tests, meet acceptable emission levels and demonstrate at least 67 MPGe on

1675-503: The Progressive Insurance Automotive XPRIZE was to design, build and race super-efficient vehicles that achieve 100 MPGe (2.35 liter/100 kilometer) efficiency, produce less than 200 grams/mile well-to-wheel CO 2 equivalent emissions , and could be manufactured for the mass market. The winners of the competition were announced on September 16, 2010. The Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup XCHALLENGE

1742-603: The UN (formerly "European") standards used in most other countries worldwide, not only in technical provisions, terminology, and requirements, but also in format: each European standard deals with only one type of lighting device, while the single U.S. and Canadian standards regulate all lighting and reflective devices. Retroreflective material fitted to a heavy motor vehicle in New Zealand manufactured on or after 1st Jan 2006 must comply with either UNECE Regulation 104 or FMVSS 108. It

1809-449: The $ 100 million XPRIZE carbon removal competition. The milestone winners have received $ 1 million each, with the overall winners to be awarded $ 80 million in 2025. In November 2023, XPRIZE announced the largest prize to date of $ 101 million for medical interventions targeting the biology of aging that show a restoration of 10 or more years of function in muscle, cognitive, and immune clinical endpoints. Winners are planned to be announced at

1876-401: The 100-kilometer (62.5 mi) mark, internationally recognized as the boundary of outer space . Brian Binnie completed the second part of the requirements on October 4, 2004, winning the prize. As a result, US$ 10 million was awarded to the winner, but more than $ 100 million was invested in new technologies in pursuit of the prize. Awarding this first prize gave XPRIZE as much publicity as

1943-649: The Education Program is a web site created in partnership with Discovery Education, www.FuelOurFutureNow.com, featuring activities for K-12 students, as well as videos, virtual labs, and interactive resources intended for use in school and in the home. Although 111 teams registered for the PAIXP and paid the registration fee, by 20 October 2009, the number of teams had decreased to 43, sponsoring 53 vehicles between them. These remaining teams represented 10 countries (some entries listed two countries of origin) with 28 coming from

2010-543: The Moon, or surviving a lunar night. On January 23, 2018, the prize ended when no team could schedule, confirm, and pay for a launch attempt. The XPRIZE Foundation announced that "no team would be able to make a launch attempt to reach the Moon by the March 31, 2018 deadline... and the US $ 30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE will go unclaimed." The A.I. XPRIZE was announced as having the aim to use an artificial intelligence system to deliver

2077-587: The Prize and fund the $ 10 million purse. From that point onward, it was known as the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize (PIAXP). At the 12 April 2007 announcement of the creation of the X Prize, the Foundation released draft Competition Guidelines, which were open for public comment from 2 April to 31 May 2007. The latest guidelines were published on 10 January 2009. The competition guidelines are

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2144-577: The United States and 7 from the state of California. Of the 53 vehicles, 28 were in the Alternative Classes and 25 in the Mainstream Class. By 15 April, only 30 teams remained. After the shakedown completed in May, 22 teams remained. A sample of the teams is shown below. X Prize Foundation XPRIZE Foundation is a non-profit organization that designs and hosts public competitions intended to encourage technological development. The XPRIZE mission

2211-564: The XPRIZE "Feed the next billion" challenge was launched as a $ 15 million 3-year competition with the goal of developing authentic chicken breast or fish filet alternatives, made from non-animal based ingredients. The challenge is currently in the final round, with 6 teams competing for the finals in July 2024. Funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation , the $ 100 million carbon removal competition

2278-472: The XPRIZE foundation and other similar organizations is the awarding of prizes based on the first to achieve objective 'finish line' requirements rather than a selection committee discussing the relative merits of different endeavors. For instance, the Archon Genomics XPRIZE target was to sequence 100 human genomes in 10 days or less, with less than one error per 100,000 DNA base pairs, covering 98% of

2345-493: The competition events. The design judging was closed in October 2009, with 43 teams remaining. The first three stages are intended to be a "shake-down" period and performance in these stages do not count to final scores. The first step of the competition is the review of technical reports, technical inspection of the vehicles and performance testing of safety elements to eliminate unsafe vehicles. The two-week shakedown took place at

2412-490: The competition were: The Archon Genomics XPRIZE, the second XPRIZE to be offered by the foundation, was announced on October 4, 2006. The goal of the Archon Genomics XPRIZE was to greatly reduce the cost and increase the speed of human genome sequencing to create a new era of personalized, predictive, and preventive medicine, eventually transforming medical care from reactive to proactive. The $ 10 million prize purse

2479-724: The contest in their spacecraft SpaceShipOne . The prize was awarded in a ceremony at the Saint Louis Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri . The foundation has also created the XPRIZE Cup rocket challenge competition. XPRIZES are monetary rewards to incentivize three primary goals: Other organizations such as the Nobel Prize committee award prizes and financial rewards to individuals or organizations that produce novel advances in science, medicine and technology. One difference between

2546-457: The creation of the prize at the 2007 New York Auto Show and set the purse at $ 10 million for a car that could get 100 mpg ‑US (2.4 L/100 km; 120 mpg ‑imp ) and be sold for a reasonable price. In the subsequent year, the X Prize Foundation solidified sponsorship for the prize and on 20 March 2008 announced that Progressive Insurance would be the Title Sponsor of

2613-429: The criteria, then teams would have been ranked according to the time of completion. No more than three teams would have been ranked and would have shared the purse in the following manner: $ 7.5 million to the winner and $ 2.5 million to the second place team if two teams were successful, or $ 7 million, $ 2 million and $ 1 million if three teams are successful. Actual competition events were originally scheduled to occur twice

2680-455: The developing world. The Global Learning XPRIZE, launched in September 2014, is a $ 15-million prize to create mobile apps to improve reading, writing, and arithmetic in developing nations. Each application will be developed during an 18-month period and the top five teams will receive $ 1 million each, with each of the winning apps being made available under an open-source license. The finalist of

2747-404: The end of 2030. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 In February 2022, FMVSS 108 was amended to allow automakers to install adaptive driver beam (ADB) headlamps on new vehicles. Canada 's analogous regulation is called Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 (CMVSS 108), and is very similar to FMVSS 108. The primary difference is: Both standards differ markedly from

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2814-624: The finish line in the final race. After deducting penalty points, LiIon Motors was awarded the win in the side-by-side class. The few remaining teams were validated on dynamometers under laboratory conditions at the EPA Labs in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, Illinois . This stage is scheduled for August 2010. The validation results count toward 50% of the final efficiency figures, which together must exceed 100 MPGe. Edison2

2881-568: The first time at any XPRIZE, the leftover funds from the main prize purse were diverted for consumer testing for commercialization ($ 3.8 million) and for adapting tricorders for use in hospitals in developing countries ($ 1.6 million). The Anu & Naveen Jain Women's Safety XPRIZE was launched on October 24, 2016, and has a $ 1 million purse. The goal for competing teams is to develop a safety device for women that can autonomously and inconspicuously trigger an emergency alert while transmitting information to

2948-577: The following month. A delay occurred, and in April 2021, the winners were announced: CarbonCure Technologies (Canada) and CarbonBuilt (United States). On November 19, 2019, the $ 10 million Rainforest XPrize was announced. Registration opened in February 2020 and the first round will begin in September 2020. XPRIZE Rapid Covid Testing is a $ 6 million, six-month competition to develop faster, cheaper, and easier to use COVID-19 testing methods at scale. In 2020,

3015-582: The genome and costing less than $ 10,000 per genome (this prize was canceled because it was outpaced by innovation). The prize can increase attention to endeavors that otherwise might not receive much publicity. XPRIZE is currently developing new prizes in Exploration (Space and Oceans), Life Sciences, Energy & Environment, Education and Global Development. The prizes will aim to help improve lives, create equity of opportunity and stimulate new, important discoveries. The Ansari XPRIZE for Suborbital Spaceflight

3082-536: The goals we set for the prize. For this reason, we have decided to cancel an XPRIZE for the first time ever." A public debate concerning the validity and potential implications of the cancellation was published March 27, 2014. The Google Lunar XPRIZE was introduced on September 13, 2007. The goal of the prize was similar to that of the Ansari XPRIZE, to inspire a new generation of private investment in space exploration and technology. The challenge called for teams to compete in successfully launching, landing, and operating

3149-483: The group, that then develops an app producing the highest performance gains, will win an additional $ 10 million top prize. On May 15, 2019, the grand prize winners were announced; there was a tie between Kitkit School from South Korea and the United States, and one billion from Kenya and the United Kingdom. On December 14, 2015, XPRIZE Founder Peter Diamandis announced the launch of a new $ 7 million prize that will be

3216-614: The highest net value to reduce carbon dioxide emissions of either coal or a natural gas power plant. Round three began in April 2018 as the 27 semifinalists were cut down to ten finalists; each is receiving an equal share of $ 5 million milestone prize money. Five teams will compete at a coal-fired power plant in Gillette, Wyoming . The remaining five teams will compete at a natural gas-fired power plant in Alberta, Canada. In February 2020 this operational round will conclude and winners will be announced

3283-490: The main focus of PIAXP is fuel economy and carbon emissions, not safety, the vehicles must be "production capable". Therefore, the entries must either be fully compliant with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and other applicable National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requirements or compliance has to be "designed in". For example, allowance for airbags in the designs

3350-449: The product of hundreds of volunteers of the AXP and world-class advisors. On 7 April 2009, the X Prize Foundation announced that 111 teams had registered by the February 2009 deadline. By 20 October 2009, the design judging had winnowed the number of teams down to 43, with some publicly, and others quietly, withdrawing. The formal vehicle competition events began on 26 April 2010, and consisted of

3417-441: The remaining four stages: Shakedown (26 April – 7 May 2010), Knockout ( 16–30 June 2010), Finals ( 19–30 July 2010) and Validation (August 2010). The winners of the competition were announced on 16 September 2010. Within the competition division, there are two vehicle classes—mainstream and alternative—both of which have the same requirements for fuel economy and emissions , but differing design constraints. The Alternative class

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3484-411: The same requirements as mainstream class vehicles in the competition division, except for MPGe and CO 2 emissions. There was no alternative class equivalent in the demonstration division. These vehicles would have been stock vehicles, i.e., vehicles identical to those for sale or pre-production prototypes of vehicles intended for sales. Vehicles in the demonstration division would have been tested in

3551-470: The same way as competition division vehicles and would have participated in the PIAXP competition events under the same rules in order to demonstrate and showcase their capabilities and performance. The competition timeline was finalized as follows: Accepted teams must provide evidence that their vehicles are production capable, by providing a detailed Data Submissions covering four areas: Those that pass this hurdle will be invited to bring their vehicles to

3618-414: The science, technology, engineering, and math behind efficient vehicle development. The X Prize Foundation began work on the development of a competition to spur innovation in the automotive industry in 2005 and on 6 March 2006 announced that Mark Goodstein would join the Foundation as an executive director of the new prize. A little more than year later, on 12 April 2007, the Foundation formally announced

3685-489: The second place team, JMCC WING, based in South Point, Hawaii, to acknowledge the team's ingenuity in developing a unique technological approach. Over a 24-hour period, the Skysource/Skywater Alliance successfully extracted over 2,000 liters of water using only renewable energy, at a cost of US$ 0.02 per liter. The team, led by architect David Hertz, intends to use the award to productize the system to address water scarcity in

3752-578: The usual automotive controls, including accelerator pedal, brake pedal, steering mechanism (not necessarily a wheel) and indicators. They must be "highway capable", which is defined as the ability to maintain 65 mph (105 km/h) on a four percent uphill grade and to accelerate from 40 mph (64 km/h) to 60 mph (97 km/h) in less than 9 seconds. They must be able to brake from 60 to 0 mph in less than 170 feet (52 m), meet existing noise standards and use tires that meet automotive or motorcycle (alternative class only and only if

3819-931: The vehicle is otherwise eligible to be classified as a motorcycle) standards. Both must meet the same set of static and dynamic stability requirements. The mainstream vehicle must seat at least four adults with at least two side-by-side front seats, have at least 10 cubic feet (0.28 m) of useful cargo space in one contiguous location not counting the passenger seats, accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 15 seconds or less, and be able to drive 200 miles (320 km) without refueling or recharging. The mainstream vehicle must have four or more wheels. The alternate class vehicle must seat at least two people, accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 18 seconds or less, and be able to drive 100 miles (160 km) without refueling or recharging. The alternative vehicle has no minimum number of wheels, but it must remain upright when stopped with no driver inputs. While

3886-574: The winners themselves. After the 2004 success there was ample media coverage to afford both Scaled Composites and XPRIZE additional support for them to expand and continue to pursue their aims. Following this early success several other XPRIZES were announced. The Ansari XPRIZE won the Space Foundation 's Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award in 2005. The award is given annually to an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to public awareness of space programs. The goal of

3953-463: Was a competition (co-hosted by NASA) to build precise, efficient small rocket systems. It was introduced in 2006 and the US$ 1 million top prize was awarded on November 5, 2009 to Masten Space Systems , led by David Masten; while Armadillo Aerospace , led by id Software founder John Carmack took home the second place prize of US$ 500,000, plus an additional $ 500,000 in 2008. The Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE goal

4020-430: Was an exception. The engines in both Very Light Cars failed before validation. Edison2 was allowed to circumvent the rules governing procedures and provided independent third-party validation reports instead of undergoing the same validation testing as other finalist teams. The United States Department of Energy joined the PIAXP as a sponsor, funding an educational program targeted to young people. The first component of

4087-405: Was funded by Cognizant . The winners, VALENCIA IA4COVID19 from Spain and JSI vs COVID from Slovenia were announced on March 9, 2021. The $ 10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE aimed to create avatar systems that can transport human presence to remote locations in real time. The participants of this competition developed robotic systems that allow operators to see, hear, and interact with a remote environment in

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4154-568: Was inspired by the Orteig Prize , a $ 25,000 prize offered in 1919 by French hotelier Raymond Orteig for the first nonstop flight between New York City and Paris. In 1927, underdog Charles Lindbergh won the prize in a modified single-engine Ryan aircraft called the Spirit of St. Louis . In total, nine teams spent $ 400,000 in pursuit of the Orteig Prize. In 1996, entrepreneur Peter Diamandis offered

4221-467: Was introduced on July 29, 2010. The $ 1 million prize had a goal to inspire a new generation of innovative solutions that will speed the pace of cleaning up seawater surface oil resulting from spillage from ocean platforms, tankers, and other sources. The team of Elastec/American Marine won the challenge by developing a device that skims oil off water three times faster than previously existing technology. The Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander XCHALLENGE (NGLLXPC)

4288-425: Was promised to the first team that can build a device and use it to sequence 100 human genomes within 10 days or less, with an accuracy of no more than one error in every 100,000 bases sequenced, with sequences accurately covering at least 98% of the genome, and at a recurring cost of no more than $ 1,000 per genome . If more than one team attempted the competition at the same time, and more than one team fulfilled all

4355-556: Was that the vehicle with the best overall time that met the requirements would win the final race. The final round took place from 19 to 30 July 2010 at the Michigan International Speedway . As only Edison2 remained in the mainstream class and only X-Tracer in the tandem class, no more runs took place there. Only in the side-by-side class was there a final race and the last five competitors were pitted against each other. Aptera dropped out due to technical problems and ZAP ran out of battery. Only Raceabout, LiIon-Motors and TW4XP (TWIKE4) crossed

4422-458: Was the first prize from the foundation. It successfully challenged teams to build private spaceships capable of carrying three people and fly two times within two weeks to open the space frontier. The first part of the Ansari XPRIZE requirements was fulfilled by Mike Melvill on September 29, 2004, On SpaceShipOne , a spacecraft designed by Burt Rutan and financed by Paul Allen , co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft. On that ship, Melvill broke

4489-478: Was to find or create solutions for improving the literacy proficiency of adults in reading within a 12-month period. The challenge was announced on June 8, 2015, and awarded $ 7 million by Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation . The winners, Learning Upgrade and People ForWords were announced February 7, 2019. The $ 1 million Next-Gen Mask Prize

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