We Tested Comma AI's OpenPilot

Re:We Tested Comma AI's OpenPilot by yardie on Friday October 16, 2020 @07:53AM (#24799869)

This is actually quite common with aftermarket tuning for the past decade. Traditional ECU tuning you replace your car's ECU with one with a modified (chipped) ECU. Now, there are bolt-ons that connect through the OBDII port. They modify shift points, change timings, and air fuel mix ratios. And do this without voiding the warranty.

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Re:We Tested Comma AI's OpenPilot by giobox on Friday October 16, 2020 @07:04PM (#24805853)

Virtually all of these devices void warranty. The trick of course is to put the original ECU back in before any service where it would be noticed, however unlikely.

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Re:We Tested Comma AI's OpenPilot by jacquesm on Friday October 16, 2020 @04:51PM (#24804943)

But that probably will void your MOT and your CO2 rating which in some places can get you in very hot water (or might lead to insurance not paying out in case of accident if the specs are an x% better than they were before the mod).

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