wcarlson40
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So far my Comma 3 is night and day better than stock Kia LKA. Is it worth $2000? I'm going to say yes! (FYI Comma 2 is still available for around $1000 and currently does everything the same)
I know some willl say that's a lot of money, but with Tesla now charging $10,000 I'd say it's a bargain. No, it's not a Tesla, but Consumer Reports actually rated it better than Tesla:
www.thedrive.com
I can already tell that it handles corners on the interstate much better than stock. I tried to take an exit ramp at a fast speed and it failed, but it at least gave me an audible warning and said grab the wheel and held it in place until I did. With the stock system, I feel like it is totally unsafe. The stock system will just give up at any given moment without any warning. If your hands aren't on the wheel it could be disatrous.
Comma OpenPilot also gives you a visual drive line, so you can actually predict how it is going to act when coming up on a precarious situation, and hence you learn to trust it much quicker than stock.
I also used it driving around town in traffic. While it's better suited for interstate, I can say it actually performed quite well, and I know the stock system couldn't handle many of the areas I drove.
The automatic lane changing is quite impressive too. Simply tap the turn signal and bump the steering wheel and it will automatically change lanes. I've tried to start a lane change with the stock system, hoping it would find the new lane before I went off the road, but it's rarely ever worked.
Is it perfect? No. It does give a brief error when you turn it on (see picture) that states it identifies as a Palisade, but it doesn't affect performance. I believe you can do something called "fingerprinting" to fix this, but I haven't figured that out yet. It also (currently) only provides Lateral control (steering). The gas/brakes are controlled by the stock system (which isn't bad BTW). They are working on Longitudinal control (speed, brakes), and I believe it will happen in the next few months.
I've heard George Hotz (the founder) compare OpenPilot to Android, while Tesla is the Apple. I can agree with this. It's not as polished (yet), but I believe that it will continue to get better.
I will try to post an installation video this weekend, as I am waiting to swap out some easier cables that I am waiting for, and don't want to take everything apart again more than once.
I know some willl say that's a lot of money, but with Tesla now charging $10,000 I'd say it's a bargain. No, it's not a Tesla, but Consumer Reports actually rated it better than Tesla:
Consumer Reports Ranks This Aftermarket Driver Assistance Kit Above Tesla Autopilot, Cadillac Super Cruise
A big win for Comma AI, and a bigger hurdle for automakers.
www.thedrive.com
I can already tell that it handles corners on the interstate much better than stock. I tried to take an exit ramp at a fast speed and it failed, but it at least gave me an audible warning and said grab the wheel and held it in place until I did. With the stock system, I feel like it is totally unsafe. The stock system will just give up at any given moment without any warning. If your hands aren't on the wheel it could be disatrous.
Comma OpenPilot also gives you a visual drive line, so you can actually predict how it is going to act when coming up on a precarious situation, and hence you learn to trust it much quicker than stock.
I also used it driving around town in traffic. While it's better suited for interstate, I can say it actually performed quite well, and I know the stock system couldn't handle many of the areas I drove.
The automatic lane changing is quite impressive too. Simply tap the turn signal and bump the steering wheel and it will automatically change lanes. I've tried to start a lane change with the stock system, hoping it would find the new lane before I went off the road, but it's rarely ever worked.
Is it perfect? No. It does give a brief error when you turn it on (see picture) that states it identifies as a Palisade, but it doesn't affect performance. I believe you can do something called "fingerprinting" to fix this, but I haven't figured that out yet. It also (currently) only provides Lateral control (steering). The gas/brakes are controlled by the stock system (which isn't bad BTW). They are working on Longitudinal control (speed, brakes), and I believe it will happen in the next few months.
I've heard George Hotz (the founder) compare OpenPilot to Android, while Tesla is the Apple. I can agree with this. It's not as polished (yet), but I believe that it will continue to get better.
I will try to post an installation video this weekend, as I am waiting to swap out some easier cables that I am waiting for, and don't want to take everything apart again more than once.
