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Re:Autopilot: an open source driving agent by throwaway729 on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @03:12PM (#13074274)
> once your research has concluded and you are now building something for production

I think the rub is that this code appears to be intended for "production" (or at least use on public roads), given the fact that it's published by a company that has tested its products on open roads?

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Re:Autopilot: an open source driving agent by 56245623456 on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @03:21PM (#13074353)
It explicitly states: "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."
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Re:Autopilot: an open source driving agent by throwaway729 on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @03:44PM (#13074518)
And yet comma ai were definitely testing their products on public roads, products which were presumably running this code.
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Re:Autopilot: an open source driving agent by mikeash on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @04:20PM (#13074784)
This would certainly explain why they folded so quickly once the NHTSA started asking questions.
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Re:Autopilot: an open source driving agent by throwaway729 on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @06:38PM (#13075712)
Note: other comments in this thread indicate my assumption that comma ai was testing vehicles running this code was a bit hasty.
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Re:Autopilot: an open source driving agent by __jal on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @04:38PM (#13074934)
...Which is why it says "YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS".
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Re:Autopilot: an open source driving agent by jakevn on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @10:11PM (#13076912)
Ah yes, laws are definitely the determinate for safety. This is why texting and driving is illegal everywhere.
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Re:Autopilot: an open source driving agent by vacri on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @06:36PM (#13075706)
Does anything not have that warning (or similar) on it?
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