The ars technical article covers it better http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/11/after-mothballing-comma-one-george-hotz-releases-free-autonomous-car-software/ ht

The ars technical article covers it better http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/11/after-mothballing-comma-one-george-hotz-releases-free-autonomous-car-software/ http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/11/after-mothballing-comma-... But in a nutshell: The company was approached by agencies that had severe concerns over safety and if this would have the required regulations in place. So the company folded and released this instead.