After multiple deaths and injuries, NHTSA is investigating comma.ai
Summary
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating devices made by comma.ai that help cars drive themselves. These devices have been involved in five crashes, causing three deaths and several injuries, raising safety concerns about their ability to detect stopped or slow vehicles.Key Facts
- NHTSA is looking into five crashes involving comma.ai driver assist devices.
- Two of the crashes caused three deaths, and 11 people were injured.
- Comma.ai was started by George Hotz, known for hacking iPhones and PlayStations.
- Comma.ai’s system allows cars to drive partially on their own using open-source software.
- More than 30,000 drivers use comma.ai’s technology across over 325 car models.
- At least two crashes involved the vehicle hitting a stopped car, including a fatal crash involving a first responder’s vehicle.
- Some crashes involved modified versions of the software, such as one called FrogPilot.
- NHTSA is checking which software versions were active during the crashes and whether the system can properly detect stopped or slow traffic.
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