Do you know George Hotz? If the name it doesn't tell you anything it's the hacker who unlocked it iPhone soon after its release in 2007.
Last year Mr. George Hotz or Geohot as he was known on the internet, managed to grab the spotlight again when he presented an impressive technology using neural networks that he had built that turned a conventional car into a self-driving vehicle.
His project started in the garage of his home and the tests were done in his own car.
In a nutshell, he managed to add to a 2016 Acura ILX, a laser radar (lidar) and with his own custom-made software competes with the Tesla autopilot.
With this technology in his hands Hotz managed to get a sponsor, who funded Comma.ai company with 3.1 million dollars, according to Recode.
Hotz's company aims to make available kits to convert cars into self-driving vehicles. The revolutionary kit will work on all modern cars and will cost “under $1.000.”
The ambitious Mr. Hotz told Recode that he plans to approach automakers and ask them access in their APIs. If the companies don't accept he doesn't plan to put it down, but he will consider modifying his software.
