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The San Francisco based startup, comma.ai, is exposing what is going on inside the vehicle you drive everyday and making self-driving cars available to the masses. This week’s Red Hot PCB features a universal car interface named “Panda”.
Panda’s software is 100% open source and can give you a wide range of data by plugging into your car’s OBDII port. These boards are equipped with both USB and Wi-Fi capabilities, and supports 3 CAN (Controller Area Network), 2 LIN (Local Interconnect Network), and 1 GMLAN (General Motor Local Area Network). Outside of the product, panda is compatible with several of comma.ai’s software tools:
Chffr app – cloud-recording dashboard camera, when shared with panda allows you to record all the sensors from your car, including RPM, MPG, etc.
Open pilot – open-source autonomous driving software, will be able to use Panda to take control of a compatible vehicle’s gas, brakes, and steering.
Comma Cabana – CAN analysis tool that takes the data Chffr records from Panda and interprets it for you.
As a coincidence, comma.ai was recently featured on our podcast. Listen to the episode for more information!
Eddie joined Parker and Stephen on this classic episode of the Circuit Break Podcast to talk more about Comma.ai, low-noise regulators, and self-driving cars.
Thank you to Eddie Samuels for your contribution to this week's post!
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