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by alpb 2350 days ago
Count me in as well. I came here to make that comment.

I've had to scan the entire website and still cannot find a reference to a simple term like "self-driving" anywhere in the website. It seemed like a dashcam that warns the driver.

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While the website doesn't directly state it, the entire purpose of the Comma hardware is to run the OpenPilot self-driving software (or "driver assistance" software, whatever you want to call it). Sure, you can run other software with it, but it works really well with the software that has already been written for it and is available on the same website.

The FAQ clears some of this up (https://comma.ai/faq), but I agree with the idea that it is purposefully obtuse to keep regulators off their back.

On the 3rd scrolling down "page" OpenPilot , there is a hard to see link "See OpenPilot in action".

When I watched the videos it made it clear what it does, i was lost before that.

If it doesn't say "self driving" anywhere, it might be presumptuous to say that's its intended purpose.