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== History ==

comma.ai was founded in September 2015 by [[George Hotz]].<ref>{{cncite web |date url=Marchhttps://www.theverge.com/2019/3/9/18258030/george-hotz-ai-simulation-jailbreaking-reality-sxsw-2019|title=Comma.ai founder George Hotz wants to free humanity from the AI simulation|date=2019-03-09|accessdate=2020-03-10}}</ref>. The first version of openpilot was revealed a couple months later in a Bloomberg article showing functionality on a 2016 Acura ILX.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=bd13cc20-5cc7-11ea-a67c-3343330df8b3&url=L2ZlYXR1cmVzLzIwMTUtZ2VvcmdlLWhvdHotc2VsZi1kcml2aW5nLWNhci8=|title=Bloomberg - Are you a robot?|website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref> The video and article instigated a cease and desist letter from the [[California Department of Motor Vehicles]], claiming comma.ai was testing a self driving car without a license.

openpilot was packaged into a small, shippable device called the "comma one". It was announced at [[TechCrunch Disrupt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AerjS7PTNYs |title=George "Geohot" Hotz Presents the Comma One at Disrupt SF |publisher=YouTube |date=2016-09-13 |accessdate=2020-03-02}}</ref> comma.ai received a letter from the [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration|NHTSA]] in October 2016 that informed Hotz that this product was legally required to comply with [[Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards]]. They requested information that would confirm such compliance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/329218929/2016-10-27-Special-Order-Directed-to-Comma-ai | title=NHTSA Special Order}}</ref> comma.ai responded in a tweet from Shenzhen, China announcing the cancellation of the comma one.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/comma_ai/status/791958413345382400|title=The comma one is cancelled. comma.ai will be exploring other products and markets. Hello from Shenzhen, China. -GH 3/3|date=October 28, 2016}}</ref>