Overview
Comma AI develops open-source driver assistance software (OpenPilot) and custom hardware (comma four). Founded in 2015 by George Hotz in San Diego, the company's open-source ADAS system supports 325+ car models from Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, and other brands with over 1 billion miles of driving data collected.
After cancelling its first product (Comma One) following a 2016 NHTSA regulatory letter, Comma AI pivoted to open-source software and has shipped four generations of aftermarket hardware.
Reality check
Product (company-claimed)
openpilot open-source driver assistance plus comma four hardware.
Miles (company-claimed)
1B+ miles collected via openpilot.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Key facts
Leadership (reported, unconfirmed)
Comma One (reported, Oct 2016)
Consumer Reports (reported, unconfirmed)
NHTSA PE26007 (reported, Sep 2026)
PE26007 scope (reported, Sep 2026)
Data & sources
Government records
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Comma AI on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where Comma AI's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Comma AI deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- George Hotz Founder and President
Founders (1)
Former / Previously (1)
- Riccardo Biasini CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Comma AI (1)
- Comma.ai cancels Comma One product after NHTSA regulatory letter2016-10-27 · Regulatory action
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Comma AI1 deployment
Brains developed (1)
- OpenPilot (Comma AI)foundation-model · production · open
Recent coverage
Comma AI in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (3)
Registry pages whose text names Comma AI.
Financial state
- Total funding
- $3.1M
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2016-04-04
$3M
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Comma AI’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2016-04-01Seed raising $3100000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
comma four at Global (worldwide)
- Incident recordedOct 27, 2016
Comma.ai cancels Comma One product after NHTSA regulatory letter
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-regulatory-filing
- Regulatory filing
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Comma AI.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Comma AI from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
George Hotz, aka 'geohot,' is leaving Comma.ai for a lofty AI project
Comma.ai founder George Hotz takes time away from the driver assistance startup to work on a new AI project.
A message from the new CEO of comma.ai
George Hotz steps down as CEO, promoting Riccardo Biasini; company pivots to open-source driver assistance model.
Autonomous Vehicle Company Shuts Down in Fear of Regulation
Analysis of NHTSA regulatory pressure on Comma.ai and the cancellation of the Comma One product.
Comma.ai cancels the Comma One following NHTSA letter
George Hotz cancels Comma One aftermarket device after NHTSA issues a special order demanding safety compliance answers.
Comma.ai — a16z leads $3.1M investment
Andreessen Horowitz leads a $3.1M seed round in Comma.ai, George Hotz's autonomous driving startup.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/comma-ai.md
- RSS feed: /companies/comma-ai/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4eb2b454-f914-41cb-9f6a-614be5e62073
- Revision history: /companies/comma-ai/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Comma AI draws attention at the 77th percentile but verifies reality at the 15th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +61.6, 18th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 129 months ago.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 8, 2026