TMtmcnally·Aug 17, 2026
"Hehe, just hack into your car to get FSD https://github.com/commaai/openpilot ;)"
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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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- commaai/neo · linked in 2 of the same discussions
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Observed mentions: 2016-11-30 18:35:15 UTC to 2026-08-17 01:32:01 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 17 | 3 | 14 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 18 | 1 | 17 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 33 | 1 | 32 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 22 | 5 | 17 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 6 | 0 | 6 |
What Hacker News says
6 sourcesThe site is to get people more familiar with the cost of a used car that is capable of having a much better ADAS experience using hardware that has no subscription and uses open source software(https://github.com/commaai/openpilot).
The site also links(if you click on the detailed support specs btn) to opendbc.com which has other fun data like longitudinal reports(if available) about the specific car you clicked.
In Show HN: I built a site to find cars compatible with open source ADAS software"Open source has always worked on a system of trust and verify"
Not sure about the trust part. Ideally, you can evaluate the change on its own.
In my experience, I immediately know whether I want to close or merge a PR within a few seconds, and the hard part is writing the response to close it such that they don't come back again with the same stuff.
(I review a lot of PRs for openpilot - https://github.com/commaai/openpilot)
In Vouchhttps://github.com/commaai/openpilot/blob/master/docs/SAFETY... - they will ban your device from the training set if you run an unsafe fork.
In Comma openpilot – Open source driver-assistanceWhen Consumer Reports tested ADAS systems in 2020 [1], they gave their highest rating to the Comma Two. I'm sure it's only gotten better since then.
I really like my 2017 Chevy Bolt except that it doesn't have ACC. I wish I was comfortable installing a Comma on it, but it requires a gas pedal interceptor [2], and I'm not willing to do that to a car that I transport my family in.
[1]: https://data.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/...
[2]: https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/wiki/comma-pedal
In Comma openpilot – Open source driver-assistance> they're not even charging you for it
The github repo says to use openpilot, you will need to buy a comma device[1], which they sell at $999.[2]
[1] https://github.com/commaai/openpilot?tab=readme-ov-file#usin...
[2] https://comma.ai/shop/comma-four
In Comma openpilot – Open source driver-assistance