NHTSA office knows of five crashes involving comma.ai driver-assist hardware

The short version

• The NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation reports five crashes involving vehicles equipped with comma.ai driver-assist hardware hitting stopped or slow-moving cars.[Ars Technica]
• The crashes resulted in three fatalities across two incidents and 11 injuries across four incidents.[Ars Technica]
• Comma.ai was created by George Hotz, who previously developed custom driver-assist modifications after gaining prominence through hardware hacking.[Ars Technica]

Key facts

• The NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation is aware of five crashes where vehicles using comma.ai devices struck stopped or slow-moving cars.[Ars Technica]
• The reported crashes involving comma.ai devices resulted in three deaths and 11 injuries.[Ars Technica]
• Comma.ai was founded by George Hotz, who originally modified an Acura to feature hands-free driver assistance.[Ars Technica]

Sources

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• After multiple deaths and injuries, NHTSA is investigating comma.aiArs Technica