Ask HN: Is comma.ai snake oil or they are actually delivering something?

Posted by notomorrow on Monday January 07, 2019 @08:45PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I know that comma ai is a persona-driven company. Have you ever experienced their product in wild?

( 5 comments | 4 points | on HN )

Re:Ask HN: Is comma.ai snake oil or they are actually delive... by jakobov on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @02:50AM (#18854010)

I work in the self driving car industry. Building a level 5 self-driving car is not possible with a small team. Period.

What they are building is more of advanced cruise control. This I believe they can succeed at. ACC is orders of magnitude less difficult than level 5 AV.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Is comma.ai snake oil or they are actually delive... by hackermailman on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @11:06AM (#18856524)

It's an open source company you can find all their releases on GitHub and try it yourself if your model is supported https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/blob/devel/README.md#ha...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Is comma.ai snake oil or they are actually delive... by bugsy924 on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @07:49PM (#18861327)

Yeah it's pretty amazing for $700 and time if your car isn't already supported

check YouTube videos

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Is comma.ai snake oil or they are actually delive... by hsikka on Monday January 07, 2019 @08:49PM (#18852325)

They definitely ship code, and people seem to like them. I really like their model, the hacker culture, the holy crap we built a self driving car for <1k, but I don't know if they'll be a real contender in industry.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Is comma.ai snake oil or they are actually delive... by notomorrow on Monday January 07, 2019 @08:51PM (#18852340)

I share your sympathy towards hacker culture but I would like to hear actual experience rather than wishful thinking.

[ Parent | on HN ]