Comma.ai launches an $88 universal car interface called Panda

Post by jsjohnst » Fri, Jul 07, 2017, 8:15 PM UTC

Merad wrote: post #93

ktta wrote: post #78

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On the contrary, he seems to the the kind of person that knows about the bureaucratic nature of NHTSA and cut his losses.

The questions he was asked were pretty darn reasonable, IMO. If he's unwilling or unable to answer those questions I have no problem at all with him being prohibited from selling a product that his customers would literally be trusting with their lives.

Post by gamblor956 » Fri, Jul 07, 2017, 8:29 PM UTC

Animats wrote: post #85

I saw a new player in self-driving yesterday - a blue Peterbilt truck equipped with many cameras and some of the puck-sized Velodyne laser scanners. Nevada license AU 0030. They were driving on US 101 southbound from Menlo Park to Mountain View, where they exited the freeway and got back on, northbound. They were bobtailing; no trailer. In that location, I'd first though it was one of Google's vehicles But why the Ne…

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jul 07, 2017, 8:35 PM UTC

ktta wrote: post #78

mikeash wrote: post #55

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This is the guy who was supposedly just a few weeks away from shipping a bolt-on smart cruise control module, then immediately canceled the entire thing when the NHTSA asked him some questions about its safety. He seems pretty sharp when it comes to technology, but I'm not sure if he's prepared to make actual products sold to regular people.

On the contrary, he seems to the the kind of person that knows about the bureaucratic nature of NHTSA and cut his losses.

Post by tim333 » Fri, Jul 07, 2017, 8:48 PM UTC

Meegul wrote: post #6

brad0 wrote: post #5

TL;DR: it's a device that gathers metrics from the car sensors. The product is aimed at hackers and car enthusiasts. You want to know your top speed, 0 - 60 etc? This might be the device for you. Afaik there's already products out there that do the same thing. This could be at a lower price point though.

You can find similar products that work over bluetooth for under $10 on Amazon. I use an old smartphone on a mount to show all of the same information using a third-party app - no need for an $88 proprietary dongle. There doesn't seem to be anything new about this product other than marketing and a high price tag. I'd love for that to not be the case, however. Maybe I'm missing some features of it.

Post by commaai » Fri, Jul 07, 2017, 9:15 PM UTC

morogop wrote: post #108

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Yeah you're right. I want to buy it though, and then wait a couple of months before plugging it into my own car. I'm just saying you can't just dismiss the guy's ability because he comes across arrogant. He's proven he's a hacker, and now he's trying to prove he's a maker as well. Maybe this Panda thing is engineered really well, and the money and reputation will get him to a point where he can run a nice company. Ma…

His arrogance is orthogonal to the issue. The issue is that he was obviously lying. He claimed he was weeks away from autonomous cars. If this was true, he would've sold the tech for a staggering pile of cash. Instead, all the evidence looks like he thought he could solve the problem on his own, in record time. Then he made a pretty basic POC (able to handle a small number of very simple conditions). Then he realized…