TIL about comma.ai, an open-source autopilot project (openpilot) that aims to turn almost any car into a self-driving vehicle. Their approach to hiring is especially interesting - anyone can take on challenges or bounties to contribute.

Unfortunately, openpilot only supports vehicles with a CAN bus, which excludes BMWs and MINIs like mine. Otherwise, I’d definitely give it a try.

Back in 2024, they tweeted “It’s time openpilot had a killer companion app, and we’re hiring someone to build it”, but as of now, there’s still no app.