The (US) Institute of Navigation Satellite Division announced from Manassas, Virginia, on 17 February the winners of the 6th Annual ION Autonomous Snowplow Competition during the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. This event was held at Rice Park in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, in conjunction with the 130th Saint Paul Winter Carnival.

Sponsored by The ION Satellite Division and held in cooperation with the ION North Star Section, the ION Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition is an international event open to college and university students, as well as the general public. It challenges teams to design, build, and operate a fully autonomous snowplow using state of the art navigation and control technologies to rapidly, accurately and safely clear a designated path of snow.