I am disabled, unemployed, and live alone and have no other reliable access to transportation. What else am I supposed to do? Simply stop existing?

I am well aware that I am taking a huge risk. It is harm reduction. And as the main underlying issue is anxiety, simply having a safety net (or even the perception of a safety net) has significantly cut down on the anxiety.

Most cars with these features also have features where they will beep/vibrate at you if you're going outside of the lane or it seems like you're going to have a collision.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_inspection_in_the_Unit...

Police can pull someone over for faulty equipment, but that would generally have to be an egregiously obvious defect.

From a federal level, the primary thing that is illegal to modify is emissions equipment (however, if a vehicle is registered in a state without inspections, even that is essentially unenforced)

In much of the US, you can legally drive just about anything with brakes, seatbelts, lights, wipers, turn signals.

US is a heaven for car enthusiasts, builders, fabricators, modders, etc

As far as I know, none of the other countries allow any kind, small or big, of modification to their cars. And, any changes like engine oil must be done by a pro. Too bad for them, they've killed a multi-billion-dollar industry themselves and thousands of jobs too.

Of course. And if you were to do something stupid like take your hands off the wheel it would constitute reckless driving. Which means in an accident your warranty is void, insurance claims extinguished and you would be criminally liable for any bodily damage/death.

I will never understand the logic of anyone using a product like this.

you crash your car (mechanical problem) -> Ford says "not our fault, we're not paying" -> you sue Ford -> court decides

you crash your car (FSD problem) -> Tesla says "not our fault, we're not paying" -> you sue Tesla -> court decides

you crash your car (Comma problem) -> Comma says "not our fault, we're not paying" -> you sue Comma -> court decides

Any autopilot/self driving/driver assistance system with a couple of very narrow exceptions(waymo etc..) is only an assistant and does not remove your responsibility to operate your vehicle safely.

Steering is about 25% better than HDA when solely based on lined lanes, but the 3X is able to adapt to situations that the LKA/HDA would just disengage (such as passing through an intersection) or a random car parked on the side of the road.

I routinely use it even on NYC streets and grass parking lots. It's about 80% accurate in avoiding unexpected cars and larger obstacles or following simply a "laid down" grass trail from a previous car in a grass lot or field.

I did buy it expecting results like in the "Taco bell" video -- and was disappointed under those expectations at first, but after a reality check I still decided to keep it and have easily driven 40,000 miles with it since.

1: I believe it's possible to opt out, and believe it's also possible to change the upload endpoint to a storage bucket that you control, if you do want the segments just not for Comma to have them

https://comma.ai/openpilot

openpilot is an open source advanced driver assistance system that works on 300+ car models of Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, and many other brands.

    Automated Lane Centering
    Adaptive Cruise Control
    Lane Change Assist
    Driver Monitoring (no wheel nags)
    Can drive for hours without intervention
    Open source and developed on GitHub

They have demonstrated full self driving capabilities with a car driving “itself” to Taco Bell. I have a comma3 and have never had much success with that feature. The car drove itself very slowly and seems to just weirdly creep through stop signs. I think the last time I tested that was over a year and a half ago, so it may have improved.

I use mine only on the highways. I noticed for long trips (6+ hours), I can drive longer distances in one go and not feel as fatigued when I reach my destination. As an example, a 10 hour trip to visit family (11-12 hours including stops) I can do by myself in one day with the comma device instead of stopping halfway, or splitting driving time with someone else. For shorter trips (3-6 hours), I arrive to my destination with more energy than when I drive without these features. I am also able to focus more on potential obstacles further down the road than without it.

I think my device has already paid for itself thanks to a couple year period where I had to do that 12 hour trip I mentioned a couple times per month. Plus it is a really nice dash cam.