Originally appeared on Automoblog.net

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George Hotz aka “geohot” became a teenage celebrity when he was the first to jailbreak an iPhone. His celebrity grew when he hacked the Sony PlayStation, which got him in some hot water. He has won many international hacking competitions by himself against teams of hackers from all over the world.
George Hotz, now 26, is about to introduce something that will make self-driving possible on any car with electronic power steering, fuel, and braking. Basically, any car with fuel injection, ABS, and stability control.
This winter, for $1000 through Amazon Prime, consumers can buy a kit that provides an autonomous driving experience.
Authentic AI His company, comma.ai, has gained financial backing from Andreessen Horowitz, the noted venture capitalist firm that has backed successful startups like Oculus, Jawbone, and Instagram. This backing has allowed him and his small team of developers to create a self-driving kit from products which could actually be assembled off the shelves of tech stores, if you knew what you were doing.
But comma.ai?s product isn?t merely the hardware needed to create the self-driving car; it is the smart-technology that operates and even helps you install it. The software deviates from standard artificial intelligence programming in that it isn?t designed from a rulebook.
Most AI is coded with rules for the machine to follow.
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