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Re: Comma Two Devkit

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Post by bransonf »

Can anyone here comment on actually using a Comma product?

I don’t even drive a car, but I don’t see why anyone would buy something like this yet. My point being that it’s not full self driving, and frankly its safety is entirely questionable.

Self driving is supposed to make driving less stressful, but does having a system like this actually do that? Or does it make you more stressed because you have to be conscious of the computer?

Don’t get me wrong, I like what George Hotz is trying here, but what incentive is there to be an early adopter?

Re: Comma Two Devkit

#32

Post by Fricken »

rvz wrote: post #11

If there is anything about Comma.ai that I have seen beyond the hype of self-driving cars, I see this as substance, unlike the rest of them AI self-driving cars (Except Tesla). The idea to turn your existing car into self-driving rather than spending $$$ on a new one makes sense for those saving money. Comma.ai is for cars what Linux is for PCs, meaning that you use open-source software and a hardware kit to make you…

Comma and Tesla do driver assist, neither are self-driving.

Re: Comma Two Devkit

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Post by haecceity »

kgraves wrote: post #18
etaioinshrdlu wrote: post #16

Comma.ai represents a strange attitude towards life in which you try to turn hard, serious problems (like self-driving), into trivial problems (write some Python and run it on Android phones and plug it into your car!) and try get away with it. It only has a chance of working if you are cool enough in SV such as geohot. I interviewed there once and it was extremely off-putting how clear their demand for fast progress…

I'm curious about this perspective and would like to know more, could you expand on this?

Apps crash a lot.

Re: Comma Two Devkit

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Post by steakin »

"comma two is designed for permanent installation in your car."

Okay, what's it do?

"We’ve added an infrared camera to provide 24/7 driver monitoring, an integrated panda, a custom cooling solution, and an OBD-C port with power supplied directly from the car."

Great, so it monitors cars... For what? Quick movements? What's a panda? I'd be interested if I knew what it was.

"comes with three free months of comma prime"

So the 1000$ onboard computer that does something comes with a free* subscription.

They need a total marketing rework, can't imagine the sales they've already lost.

Re: Comma Two Devkit

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Post by cobookman »

oceliker wrote: post #26
iMuzz wrote: post #19

Quick bit of feedback for any Comma employees lurking: It took me a very long time to realize that this was a self-driving solution for existing vehicles. The hero just says "Driven over 6 million miles" and then a "Buy Now". When I scrolled down and looked at the product and read: > We’ve added an infrared camera to provide 24/7 driver monitoring, an integrated panda, a custom cooling solution, and an OBD-C port wit…

Yes. The heck is an "integrated panda"?

OBD-II Interface Dongle

https://github.com/commaai/panda

https://comma.ai/shop/products/panda-obd-ii-dongle

Re: Comma Two Devkit

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Post by awal2 »

rvz wrote: post #11

If there is anything about Comma.ai that I have seen beyond the hype of self-driving cars, I see this as substance, unlike the rest of them AI self-driving cars (Except Tesla). The idea to turn your existing car into self-driving rather than spending $$$ on a new one makes sense for those saving money. Comma.ai is for cars what Linux is for PCs, meaning that you use open-source software and a hardware kit to make you…

When somebody installs Linux on their computer without knowing what they are doing they might make break their computer. When somebody tries to install after-market self-driving equipment in their car without knowing what they are doing they could easily kill people.
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