Reporter matches first fatal crash to Comma investigation details
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TechCrunch reporter Sean O'Kane confirmed matching details of one fatal crash cited in the NHTSA investigation to the February Louisiana incident, identifying the second victim count and crash configuration.
“I've been able to match details of one of the reported fatal crashes to a crash in Louisiana from February. Two rear-seat passengers died after the vehicle crashed into a police SUV.”
Sean O'Kane
George Hotz Comma.ai founderComma.ai Hands-off driving tech companyNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Federal regulator
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 3 claims were published in its stretch
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first by HN Frontpage, 13h ago · also Business Insider, TechCrunch
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- Authorities are investigating Comma AI's hands-off driving tech after fatal crashes Business Insider · 4h ago
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first by Channel News Asia, 13h ago
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- Aftermarket driver assist under federal probe following fatal crashes Mastodon · 13h ago
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first by Ars Technica, 13h ago
What people said 4 voices · verbatim
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NEW: NHTSA is investigating George Hotz's hands-free driver assistance tech (Comma) after five reported crashes, two of them fatal The probe involves some crashes where the drivers were apparently using forked versions of Comma's "openpilot" software
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https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/09/aftermarket-driver-assist-under-federal-probe-following-fatal-crashes/ ahahahaha after that ass-clenching video where that one guy installed comma in his rivian and thought it was amazing because it hesitated less than the rivian self-driving and it was open […]
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How... is this even legal? "aftermarket hands-off driver assistance tech" "can be installed on a range of modern cars" THIS SHOULD NOT EXIST!!!
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I've been able to match details of one of the reported fatal crashes to a crash in Louisiana from February. Two rear-seat passengers died after the vehicle crashed into a police SUV. The details of the second fatal are not immediately clear.
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