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commaai / openpilot

openpilot

openpilot is an operating system for robotics. Currently, it upgrades the driver assistance system on 300+ supported cars.

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What it is

openpilot is an operating system for robotics. Currently, it upgrades the driver assistance system on 300+ supported cars.

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Where it is used

  • CommaView — CommaView uses openpilot to render the driving screen or its own overlay and show driving data like speed, speed limit, lead vehicle, and lane changes. This is a shipped feature in its Live View. Source

What people are saying

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 10:02:05 AM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year157 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2016-11-30 18:35:15 UTC to 2026-08-17 01:32:01 UTC.

01020302016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 17 mentions; 3 submissions, 14 comments20162017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 9 mentions; 0 submissions, 9 comments2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 18 mentions; 0 submissions, 18 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 18 mentions; 1 submissions, 17 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 33 mentions; 1 submissions, 32 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 22 mentions; 5 submissions, 17 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 9 mentions; 1 submissions, 8 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 9 mentions; 3 submissions, 6 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 12 mentions; 1 submissions, 11 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 0 submissions, 4 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 6 mentions; 0 submissions, 6 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20162016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC17314
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC909
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC18018
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC18117
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC33132
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC22517
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC918
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC936
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC12111
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC404
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC606

What Hacker News says

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comma_ai·Nov 1, 2023
COMMA | Software Engineers | ALL FULL-TIME | ONSITE IN SAN DIEGO ONLY comma is a profitable company solving self-driving cars and robotics. We make open source software called openpilot and manufacture the comma 3X hardware onsite in San Diego. Think Tesla Autopilot like functionality for your Toyota, Honda, and more. See our open source driving agent on GitHub: https://github.com/commaai/openpilot Watch it take us to Taco Bell on YouTube and read our blog post about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUIZYzxtMQs&t=2s Blog: https://blog.comma.ai/taco-bell/ We're hiring great software engineers to: ---> Make a great web experience: comma.ai, connect.comma.ai, etc. ---> Run our factory: https://blog.comma.ai/comma3X/#reliability ---> Ship openpilot releases like this: https://blog.comma.ai/094release/ ---> Write good infrastructure: https
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://blog.comma.ai/dev-speed/ Our stack is largely Python, with some C/C++ and JS(React) Interview Process (roughly) = Coding challenge + 2 phone screens + paid micro-internship on site Visit https://comma.ai/jobs for more detailed job descriptions ---> Reach out with a GitHub/LinkedIn to work@comma.ai ---> Fast Track by submitting a solution to the Calibration Challenge: https://github.com/commaai/calib_challenge
In Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2023)
verdverm·Jan 29, 2023
I saw a video of a Tesla swerving around a jaywalking pedestrian the other day too, relatively high speed, also scary It is interesting to compare the various systems safety pages - https://waymo.com/safety/ - https://www.tesla.com/safety - https://www.ford.com/technology/driver-assist-technology/ - https://www.gmc.com/connectivity-technology/super-cruise - https://www.chevrolet.com/support/vehicle/driving-safety/dri... - https://github.com/ApolloAuto/apollo (Baidu based) - https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/blob/master/docs/SAFETY... | https://blog.comma.ai/understanding-the-openpilot-safety-mod.... The last two's minimalism around safety is not reassuring
In Ask HN: What will be the first AI “incident”?

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