What is this?
openpilot is an operating system for robotics that currently powers the driver assistance system in over 300 supported cars.
openpilot is an operating system for robotics that currently powers the driver assistance system in over 300 supported cars.Is this an app I install on my phone, or dedicated hardware?It runs on a dedicated piece of hardware called a comma device (the comma four), mounted in the car, not on your phone.
It runs on a dedicated piece of hardware called a comma device (the comma four), mounted in the car, not on your phone.How do I get openpilot running in my car?Buy a comma four, flash it with the openpilot.comma.ai installer URL to get the release build, confirm your car is on the 300+ supported list, and install a car harness to connect the device to your car's wiring.
Buy a comma four, flash it with the openpilot.comma.ai installer URL to get the release build, confirm your car is on the 300+ supported list, and install a car harness to connect the device to your car's wiring.What exactly do I need before I can use it?A comma four device, a supported car, and a car harness to wire the device into that car's systems — all four pieces are required together.
A comma four device, a supported car, and a car harness to wire the device into that car's systems — all four pieces are required together.Is this a finished, production-ready product?No — the README explicitly states it is alpha quality research software, not a product, and users are responsible for following local laws when using it.
No — the README explicitly states it is alpha quality research software, not a product, and users are responsible for following local laws when using it.What happens to the data it collects from my driving?By default openpilot uploads driving data (road-facing cameras, CAN, GPS, IMU, magnetometer, thermal sensors, crashes, OS logs) to comma's servers to train and improve the models; the driver-facing camera and microphone are only logged if you opt in, and you can disable data collection since it's open source.
By default openpilot uploads driving data (road-facing cameras, CAN, GPS, IMU, magnetometer, thermal sensors, crashes, OS logs) to comma's servers to train and improve the models; the driver-facing camera and microphone are only logged if you opt in, and you can disable data collection since it's open source.Which branch should I actually run?Use the release branch (release-mici for comma four, release-tizi for comma 3X) for stability, nightly for bleeding-edge development builds, or nightly-dev if you want experimental features for some cars — all are prebuilt and installable via URL.
Use the release branch (release-mici for comma four, release-tizi for comma 3X) for stability, nightly for bleeding-edge development builds, or nightly-dev if you want experimental features for some cars — all are prebuilt and installable via URL.Why is safety-critical code kept separate in a component called panda?panda enforces the safety model in C with its own software- and hardware-in-the-loop tests, isolating the critical braking/steering safety logic from the rest of openpilot's Python codebase.
panda enforces the safety model in C with its own software- and hardware-in-the-loop tests, isolating the critical braking/steering safety logic from the rest of openpilot's Python codebase.Can I run openpilot on hardware other than comma's own device?Yes, but the README notes it isn't plug-and-play like the official comma four — you'd need to handle the setup yourself.
Yes, but the README notes it isn't plug-and-play like the official comma four — you'd need to handle the setup yourself.How much testing does the safety model actually get?openpilot follows ISO26262 guidelines, runs software-in-the-loop tests on every commit, and comma internally replays routes continuously on a closet of 10 comma devices via a hardware-in-the-loop Jenkins suite.
openpilot follows ISO26262 guidelines, runs software-in-the-loop tests on every commit, and comma internally replays routes continuously on a closet of 10 comma devices via a hardware-in-the-loop Jenkins suite.What are similar projects?carla, AirSim, Qwen-Drive-1.0, apollo, PythonRobotics, INSLIB, muse-gadget-sdk, ardupilot
carla, AirSim, Qwen-Drive-1.0, apollo, PythonRobotics, INSLIB, muse-gadget-sdk, ardupilotWhich topics is it in?self-driving-car, autonomous-driving, autonomous-vehicles, sensors, embedded-systems, robotics, iot, hardware, c, computer-vision, research, python
self-driving-car, autonomous-driving, autonomous-vehicles, sensors, embedded-systems, robotics, iot, hardware, c, computer-vision, research, python