[chris11]

> but it’s still operating within the bounds of the factory electronic steering

That's Comma AI's approach. Their hardware spoofs the stock computer so it can send commands to the car's active safety systems. So there are some stock limitations, like the steering torque, that openpilot doesn't bypass.

[bathtub365]

This doesn't address the fundamental issue: a car is being controlled by an untested and unregulated system on public roads.

[taneq]

That's true, but how much oversight is really applied to the existing software systems on modern vehicles? Did national regulators review the design and coding on the electronic stability controls? I doubt it. Is the CAN bridge between the entertainment system and the critical systems bus (with ABS, ESC, power steering etc.) suitably hardened to protect against hackers (hint: no.) Who has reviewed the electrically assisted power steering?

Most things in a modern car are controlled by software that's far more opaque than OpenPilot. Don't get me wrong, a lot of their software and hardware architecture choices scare the heck out of me, but at least it's transparent.

[Aeolun]

That could be a way to describe all human drivers :P

[DesolationJones]

I'm not sure what testing a regulator can do today that's more rigorous than the 10.5 million miles already driven by Open Pilot equipped cars.

[bathtub365]

It isn't being done by anyone the company is liable for

[o-__-o]

If Linux caused your house to burn down, who would be liable?

(Hint: I hope you have good insurance)