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Re:When’s a pedestrian not a pedestrian? When it’s a decal by manarth on Monday July 24, 2017 @10:14AM (#14838632)
Comma.ai wasn't originally going to be open-source, Comma.ai intended was going to be a $999 proprietary retro-fit product. NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) asked Hotz to delay the launch on safety grounds.

He then open-sourced the software specifically to avoid regulation and safety standards.

  "NHTSA only regulates physical products that are sold,” Hotz said.
  “They do not regulate open source software, which is a whole lot more like speech.”
[1] https://qz.com/849669/to-dodge-government-regulation-self-dr...

[2] https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/30/13779336/comma-ai-autopi...

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