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Autopilot on Cars for $999

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Re: Autopilot on Cars for $999

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Post by bri3d »

yalogin wrote: post #5

I don't know well the system works but do they plug into the cruise control mechanism? How are they able to provide the automatic braking functionality?

Yes, they intercept whichever CAN bus in the target vehicle is used to send Adaptive Cruise Control and Automatic Lane Keeping messages, and send their own instead. On many target cars, they actually simply use the stock Adaptive Cruise Control and openpilot provides only the steering (ALK).

Re: Autopilot on Cars for $999

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Post by cyrux004 »

exhilaration wrote: post #7
chairmanwow1 wrote: post #3

I bought my car with the express intent of getting a compatible car for Comma. My comma absolutely increased the utility of my car to me. Been on 3 huge road trips that I wouldn’t have considered without the device. 12 hours on the road isn’t something I would do everyday, but absolutely bearable with a comma.

Since you've done the research, what car works best with it? What are you driving?

Toyota Corolla 2020 (got steering sensor with decent torque and the ability to do stop and go)

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Post by rvz »

Their business is not only taken less capital, but they have also just become profitable even with selling hardware which I find that impressive, unlike their other competitors who have either shutdown or have been acquired. As for their autopilot system, they are self-hosting their deep learning training systems (Not in the cloud but in-house) and their competition is literally off road and non-existent (expect for Tesla).

The consumer report on comma.ai is also very interesting and outstanding: [0]

One of the rare startups I've seen that are able to do this with less funding and still profitable with hardware. That's how you do it. Well done.

EDIT: So the above is not true about comma.ai? As for the report, it shows the overall results of the design of assisted driving systems and the test results for comma.ai overall is that it is ranked 1st. For a startup with less capital than its competition it is very rare to see this especially with its own hardware.

[0] https://data.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/...

Re: Autopilot on Cars for $999

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Post by keskadale »

tekromancr wrote: post #6

Wait, founded by George Hotz? As in GeoHot? The PS3 jailbreak guy?

Yes. The very same. He does coding streams (sometimes comma related work) on his Twitch channel (twitch.tv/georgehotz). You can find the archive here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwgKmJM4ZJQRJ-U5NjvR2dg)

Re: Autopilot on Cars for $999

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Post by delightful »

Is it correct Comma.AI sees this as the following statement below appears to say, or am I missing something? If so, why would anyone be using this product outside of a test environment that’s fully controlled?

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“Any user of this software shall indemnify and hold harmless comma.ai, Inc. and its directors, officers, employees, agents, stockholders, affiliates, subcontractors and customers from and against all allegations, claims, actions, suits, demands, damages, liabilities, obligations, losses, settlements, judgments, costs and expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees and costs) which arise out of, relate to or result from any use of this software by user. THIS IS ALPHA QUALITY SOFTWARE FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A PRODUCT. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.”

SOURCE: https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/blob/devel/README.md#su...

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EDIT: Here is the terms of use too, which appears to align to the prior legal clause above:

https://my.comma.ai/terms

Re: Autopilot on Cars for $999

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Post by jordache »

wait so many normal cars now have steering motors that you can actuate via OBD??

Is that just leveraging the lane keep assist feature on these modern cars? How much can that hardware steer for you?

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