# Comma AI: autonomous vehicle company Canonical ID: `4eb2b454-f914-41cb-9f6a-614be5e62073` ## Key facts - **Founder:** [George Hotz](/people/george-hotz.md) (aka geohot) - **CEO:** No permanent CEO since [Riccardo Biasini](/people/riccardo-biasini.md) departed in 2019; [George Hotz](/people/george-hotz.md) remains sole board member and president - **HQ:** San Diego, CA, USA - **Founded:** September 2015 - **Product:** OpenPilot (open-source ADAS) + [comma four](/models/comma-four.md) hardware - **Supported Cars:** 325+ models from Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, and other brands - **Miles Driven:** 1B+ miles collected via OpenPilot - **Funding:** [USD 3.1M Seed (a16z, 2016); total ~USD 18.1M over 3 rounds (Forge Global)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md)) - **Revenue:** ~USD 2.4M annual (Growjo estimate) - **Employees:** ~24 - **Key Incident:** Comma One cancelled Oct 2016 after NHTSA regulatory letter - **Notable:** OpenPilot scored highest in Consumer Reports driver engagement and ease of use ratings - **Hero image candidate:** https://comma.ai/shop/comma-four (source: press kit) - **Slug:** comma-ai - **Founded:** 2015 - **HQ:** San Diego, CA, USA - **Category:** [Robotaxis](/robotaxis) ## Models - [comma four](/models/comma-four.md) (av) (id: `8b7ee813-b5c7-45e9-9d73-aae72bbc520e`) ## Current leadership (1) - [George Hotz](/people/george-hotz.md) Founder and President ## Founders (1) - [George Hotz](/people/george-hotz.md) ## Former / Previously (1) - [Riccardo Biasini](/people/riccardo-biasini.md) CEO (secondary-verified) ## Supplies to _No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._ _Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._ ## Incidents affecting Comma AI (1) - [Comma.ai cancels Comma One product after NHTSA regulatory letter](/incidents/comma-one-nhtsa-cancellation-2016.md), 2016-10-27 · Regulatory action _Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents excluded from this view but reachable at their canonical URLs._ ## Common questions ### What is Comma AI? 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. ### What does Comma AI make? Comma AI has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: comma four (Comma AI builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them). ### Where is Comma AI headquartered? Comma AI is headquartered in San Diego, CA, USA. ### Where does Comma AI operate robots? Comma AI is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record. ### Is Comma AI a top robotics company? On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Comma AI ranks in roughly the top 58% of companies tracked by the registry. ### When was Comma AI founded? Comma AI was founded in 2015. ### Are there any incidents involving Comma AI? 1 active incident involving Comma AI is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view. ## The verified answers - [How many people have robots killed?](/how-many-people-have-robots-killed.md) - [Robot fatalities on record: every verified fatal event, deduped](/robot-fatalities-on-record.md) - [What happened to Cruise?](/what-happened-to-cruise.md) - [Robot recalls and safety incidents](/robot-recalls-and-safety-incidents.md) - [Physical-AI company valuations: ranked, verified vs claimed](/valuations.md) - [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md) - [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md) - [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md) _API: GET /v1/companies/4eb2b454-f914-41cb-9f6a-614be5e62073 · canonical URL: /companies/comma-ai_