[etendue]

> The $999 price point is designed to be affordable, and is possible because of the components Comma uses in its product, which tend to be inexpensive off-the-shelf electronics.

"Inexpensive off-the-shelf electronics" aren't rated for automotive environmental conditions, nor do they have the immunity to interference (e.g., single event upsets) required for safety-critical systems.

[TD-Linux]

Off-the-shelf in the context of electronics means that they didn't custom design some parts of it (for example using a SoC module rather than custom DDR layout), not that the parts are consumer rated.

[varjag]

It is more than just parts though. To get past the more demanding EM compatibility/immunity certs you have to design the whole product with that in mind, at which point it stops being off-the shelf or inexpensive.

[dharma1]

Which SoC is it? Jetson?

[commaai]

Snapdragon 820

[dharma1]

Nice. Same as these guys? http://www.nauto.com/

So you could basically deploy this as software only, on recent 820 based smartphones? Just need a fish eye lens attachment and CAN bus to USB cable (or USB OTG GPIO)

[foobarqux]

Just wait until Comma.ai causes an accident and the NHTSA finds they can't do an analysis of the system because that system is an end-to-end neural network.