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First look at Tesla Model S using George Hotz’s comma.ai semi-autonomous driving tech

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About 50,000 Tesla owners, including myself, have a Model S without Tesla’s Autopilot technology since it was only introduced in 2014.

Two of those Tesla owners decided that they wanted the features but they didn’t think it was worth it to exchange their vehicles for the most recent Model S. So they set out to build their own by using the semi-autonomous driving technology developed…

Comma.ai raises $5 million – TechCrunch

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Transportation startup Comma.ai has raised $5 million, according to a new SEC filing.

George Hotz, the founder of Comma.ai, started the company in an attempt to take on Tesla. Initially, Hotz was working on a self-driving car kit called Comma One. The Comma One was an add-on that would’ve enabled certain cars to have Tesla Autopilot-like driving assistance capabilities.

But Hotz…

George Hotz wants Comma AI to be the Android of autonomous driving

Hacker, entrepreneur, rabble rouser and freeform rapper George Hotz joined us on the Engadget stage at CES to talk about the decision to open source his autonomous-car research and the state of self driving. He also weighed in on California’s regulatory system (he’s not a fan) and how he’s excited about the future of augmented reality.