Geohot gets $3M for self-driving car startup
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> George Hotz is the founder of Comma.ai, an autonomous driving startup that's roughly six months old. On Monday, top VC firm Andreessen Horowitz announced a $3.1 million investment in the company.
>Comma.ai is working on a kit that will make it possible to turn regular vehicles into semi-autonomous ones. In October, Hotz purchased a 2016 Acura ILX, cameras and GoPro mounts and started developing the technology out of his San Francisco garage.
>The goal is to bring the kit -- both computer vision software and the cameras -- to market for less than $1,000 a pop before the end of 2016. It'll be relatively easy to install, said Hotz, "on par with setting up a piece of IKEA furniture."
>Chris Dixon, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, wrote that when he first met Hotz he was skeptical. But that quickly turned to enthusiasm after he tested the car and learned more about the artificial intelligence behind Comma.ai.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/04/technology/george-hotz-comma-ai-andreessen-horowitz/index.html
>Invest 3M in a company that will go to 60K before going to zero
>Horowitz
genius
These were the guys who invested in canv.as.
>>53892960
wait moot worked with geohot?
jesus fucking christ.
everything makes so much sense now.
>>53892592
>Hotz
>Hotowitz
>>53892592
is he related to kenny hotz?
>>53892974
i really REALLY hate this little orgy shit tech companies have going.
It's a cool concept you have to admit. I hope everything works out.
Is this that guy who hacked PSN?
Jesus /g/ is dumb.
Is Horowitz this fucking dumb or does he enjoy throwing his money to fucks who can't do shit?
>>53893271
No, he's the guy who stole the developments on cracking the PS3 firmware back then, and published them as his own
>>53892974
No, the investment firm.