Comma’s hands-off driving tech under investigation after 2 fatal crashes
Summary
The article reports that Comma.ai is under a federal investigation by the NHTSA ODI after five crashes involving its openpilot-based hands-off driving devices, including two fatalities. The ODI notes failures to detect or respond to stopped or slow vehicles, with some crashes possibly linked to forked software versions like FrogPilot. It also discusses open-source driver-assist risks and C omma.ai's guidance to drivers to remain ready to retake manual control.