This experience has been interesting but ive definitely learned a bunch.
I got it to work but only after restarting the computer and the IDE without the usb plugged in. additionally I plugged the USB cable into it's own spot on the laptop instead of the USB hub. I'm not sure if the HUB was causing problems but I decided to play it safe.
Here is the link to the product on Amazon for a better idea of what I've was building. A lot of the hardware had to be modified and several of the instruction graphics didn't match the actual parts. The other learning side of this project was how to side-load an app to control the car with my Android through Bluetooth.
Thanks for the help guys and thanks for your patience!