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>The challenge of a self driving car is to get it to drive by itself, not to try to make it look good and to solve a whole pile of engineering problems that hav
by SeeDave 9y ago
>The challenge of a self driving car is to get it to drive by itself, not to try to make it look good and to solve a whole pile of engineering problems that have had everybody in engineering looking at them since as long as we have the profession.
This is why I believe that comma.ai was so visionary, say whatever you want about George Hotz's personality. He truly _gets it_ that self-driving is the critical part, not the car.
- pedroaraujo 9y ago"Visionary"? Hardly. His self driving technology was basically a big giant hack. He is a good hacker but calling him "visionary" is a bit of a stretch.
- nojvek 9y agoA giant hack that works and already out on the streets. I think commaai has a very bright future.
- jacquesm 9y agoSupernova's have a bright future too. But a very short one. Comma one has been canceled and the new offering is more along the lines of a kit for DIY car hackers than for serious deployment and at a guess if you would be involved in an accident while deploying one of these kits your insurance would be void.
- SeeDave 9y agoFrom my perspective, the vision was in truly understanding that the value-add is centered around "self-driving" more so than "cars."
- skgoa 9y agocomma was a scam. The car Hotz used for his "demonstration" already comes with the functionality he "demonstrated" from the factory. He just added wires and a joystick to his dashboard.
- SeeDave 9y agoOut of curiosity... could you let me know how you came to this conclusion?