George "Geohot" Hotz Presents the Comma One at Disrupt SF

George Hotz of Comma.ai takes the stage to trash talk some other autonomous driving startups and launch a self-driving car kit before talking to Darrell Etherington about building and shipping the kit.

[@trut52]

Three years later, Google has still not shipped anything. This guy is on his third version. His stuff works, and cheap. I have used it on my Prius.

[@ALTINSEA1]

shipibility™

[@EAHiresDMAHardwareAndys]

To sell on amazon you cant be a competitor going against the big dogs

[@therealbriancox]

Most underrated person in all of technology. Pure substance and skill.

[@gibbsesouffrant]

This dude has to be running on a gallon of black coffee with like 5 different amphetamines.

[@Tarik1996]

LMAO 😂😂😂😂

[@DaveGrantTR]

G.S , maybe lolol

[@Vo0d0o2009]

amphetamines is illegal because it help to wake up people , system want people sleppin so they prescript seroquel to anywone cryin one day

[@solarray3461]

@@Vo0d0o2009 No they are illegal because the give you a burst in dopamine that gets paid back with interest which will effect everything like you memory willpower ect, if you want a drug that keeps you awake and focused with minimal harmful effects and almost no chance of addiction use Modafinil also you seemed high when you were commenting.

[@seditt5146]

@@Vo0d0o2009 Dude, stfu, Amphetamines are not even Illegal, Adderal for example, they are frowned on because... Meth... Yeah, wake up people, for weeks on end until the shadow people tell them to Eat your dog so they can go to Heaven.

[@CardinalHijack]

George is so odd in such an interesting way. Its like he's like very autistic, yet extremely socially aware and capable. Sometimes the autistic tendencies take over and other times he's talking like a CEO of a fortune 500 company.

[@Scorch428]

I just hope he never turns into one of those CEO douchebags....

[@blipojones2114]

@@Scorch428 seeing other videos, he's already super cocky if he wasn't before, not that he doesn't deserve to be, he is very smart, but seems to sometimes have some humility and other times he has 0.

[@degayify]

Stop self inserting your diagnosed personalities into a guy who's miles ahead of your loser self

[@fdocument2889]

@@degayify hi george

[@David-tz7jn]

@@degayify so if you're successful, you can be cocky to other people who are not as successful as you?

[@11m0]

Man, this guy is firing shots left and right ...lol...savage!

[@Owsryudie]

That's why I love how he is. As a person :D.

[@IdeaBoxful]

@@MoodiFLEX you have no idea. The whole thing is available opensource. It's called OpenAI. And he has data from all the self driving cars that system worked on worth millions. And he is not selling them. And from AI technologist perspective he is bona fide. I have downloaded and used the code and he says exactly what it can do, no hype.

[@imrickjames7012]

M ahahahaha Clearly it dis since im getting my comma 2 delivered in a couple of days! Such a failure this Hotz guy is!

[@westernvibes1267]

@@imrickjames7012 dude do you even know how much failure your life is in this world?

[@imrickjames7012]

western vibes shit the fuck up obama! I no like u!

[@roadsterspirit]

That lady presenter was just terrible.

[@roadsterspirit]

I think it's the young techie "I'm cool because I don't care about social norms" mindset.

[@themodfather9382]

Seems like she was just being herself. Maybe you should just leave her alone.

[@jhonshephard921]

I don't know, it adds character and somehow makes the real thing like the show Silicon Valley.

[@antekone1]

She actually was awesome. Before this video was edited, she mocked Hotz and made fun of him. This was removed, I've tried to find the original video but couldn't find it anymore, it's a shame.

[@erikm9768]

an announcer telling someone "i am so bored" after their presentation? leave her alone? if i was running that show i would fire her asap.

[@TheAlbayrakProject]

he went from jailbreaking the iphone and playstation 3 to making self drive car kits LUL

[@romanemul1]

self driving cars on coke.

[@mochizuki789]

@@RabbitConfirmed hey. be nice. Geohot is the god of our generation, don't disrespect him like that. He's achieved more than you could dream of.

[@RabbitConfirmed]

@@mochizuki789 Facts don't care about your feelings

[@MaximC]

@@mochizuki789 Autistic is not necessarily an insult. Although it sucks, for some it allows genius in certain thing, like for Geohot in this case.

@@MaximC its not autism, its asperger syndrome and Asperger Syndrome usually goes with lower social skills. Einstein had also Asperger syndrome so you can call him autistic too, coz he never wore socks or any shoes.. lmao

[@phnx_eth]

The Tarantino of silicon valley

[@N12458]

I literally say the same thing about him

[@amiralbourini3459]

He definitely hacked adidas or footlocker to get those yeezys.

[@kewlnes987]

They r fake or he hacked site to get them?

[@masterbaiter4180]

I think this guy is so passionate about his work that he is the only one who appreciates it. The rest of the audience is like :"Um Ok" and he is so enthusiastic about it!

[@amarthapa9768]

I wish him a long life.

[@amoghnath3330]

you are also amar...

[@PROTAGONIST_48]

Is that a threat?

[@kenyleonardourgelyoshiie9549]

Visionze no it isn’t

[@MarkOGrady1]

Ballsy pitch. I'm sensing a new character in Silicon Valley.

[@sivabudh]

Mark O'Grady What does ballsy mean?

[@stuartwilson4960]

It means like putting your nuts on the line, making a bold statement. The opposite would be, not making any statement, ie. a big girl's blouse.

[@kewlnes987]

@@stuartwilson4960 lol at big girl blouse analogy 🤣

[@jimbob4456]

@@jay1373 He didn’t say he was ceo material. The guy is brilliant. You can’t dispute that. You probably said the same thing about Elon Musk

[@umairansar5415]

What an ungrateful and dull audience for such enthusiasm. Catch: we are here online.

[@alasdairmacintyre9383]

Audience isn't miked

[@TurntBucket]

there's no way for them to know that his product was actually good. to them he was just another guy babbling about self driving. i feel like he also didnt emphasize enough the cost and the fact that it just plugs into any car and that that is the business model he planned to pursue. kinda touches on it but doesnt emphasize

[@aspirinemaga]

4:51 - he was about to say What the f... nailed it with thank you thank you lol

[@HsenagNarawseramap]

You mean 4:57?

[@ganaramesh7278]

If I was in that crowd I would be so engaged and cheering the whole time round, this audience is so ungrateful and clearly are a bunch of sheep. I’ve been following George for years now, he will go down in history for changing the world in the pursuit of actually trying to better society

[@d7eemo270]

what a stupid and unenthusiastic shit crowd i mean they r ether didn't understand what he is proposing or they r just envying him! anyways they r so questionable

[@TheSparkart]

It just seems like a scam when you got companies spending millions on hardware... I think they questioned his credibility

[@diji5071]

They're probably his competition

[@datonefaridze1503]

@@TheSparkart what about now?

[@joshsmit779]

The interviewer is great. He asks the tough questions that people want to hear without being too unagreeable.

[@supersmart671]

As eccentric as it gets!! True genius in the making

[@jaffreyjoy]

Hotz: 90% percent of people's commutes 90% of the time. Interviewer: Really? Hotz: Yeah! Interviewer: Can I hold you on that? Hotz: NO! ...Fkkk this guy's a troller 😂😂😂😂

[@Bvic3]

He's a troll but he actually delivered.

[@jaffreyjoy]

@@Bvic3 Amen to that! 🤘🤘

[@INRamos13]

This is a 4th-wall breaking Silicon Valley skit, isn't it? It's gotta be

[@imnikhil3831]

The lady is terrible. Such lack of enthusiasm can never be appreciated. She should leave or be fired.

[@gunther982]

I enjoy the contrast

[@anakinskywalkerrr]

hate her already

[@thirteenaccnts_banned208]

I liked her. Seems like she can get the job done and doesn't bullshit. She just let them go right on.

[@NICKYG2X3.]

your wrong boss she cool

[@infotechsailor]

Wish she worked for my company. I find that calm demeanor refreshing over dramatic fake enthusiasm of some assclowns

[@jesselafleur2728]

This guy is confident in what he is doing and this is an awesome product. Keep it up man great work I can't wait to see what is next!!!

[@hippopotamus86]

You can tell there were lots of 'pause for applause' and 'pause for laughter' moments in his speech.

[@slx0371]

dead crowd unfortunately

[@tipoomaster]

Why would that lady ever become a presenter when she has such visible disdain for it

[@Rson594]

Coke is a helluva drug

[@rock3tcatU233]

*Bath salts.

[@snooks5607]

skill+confidence is a helluva drug

[@BillAnt]

He should try a little Marry Jane yo!! :D

[@dstr1]

Ever heard of motivation!!??

[@GhostkillerPlaysMC]

@@dstr1 if u watched the whole video and still think he wasn't under the influence of any drugs...........wow

[@MrTORISSIMO]

Love the enthusiasm. Great product and service. 1k investmeny and less than 1$ a day for a having a "chauffeur" is pretty amazing.

[@tuckersmoak6632]

The announcer lady should be fired and never hired again for this type of job.

[@traphouser3v3si0ner5]

She is great

[@fetB]

tbh, i find this more interesting than faking being nice. She also wasnt insulting him, but saying shes tired

[@ravtech1646]

Yeah bro you work is really appreciated

[@lionsden8583]

I like this guy a lot! best wishes to him and pushing forward innovation.

[@guiAI]

You should check him out now

[@blb]

woman presenter was like the product narrator from that rick and morty interdimensional cable episode lol

[@DavidWoodMusic]

I genuinely loved the lady presenter. No Disney polish. Just a real person sick of corporate bullshit.

[@mkvb58king]

Poor guy left room for applauses and laughter in his speech. When he finally got it at the end his face light up with diabolical content.

[@Jack-yq7kk]

I love this guy for he's realism :D

[@eazy1437]

A real genius ! im so confident that he and his team will achieve something amazing, ps3 and iphone was nothing for geohot, its first time I see him so ambitious about a project !

[@SmartEngine-]

Intelligent maniac

[@consig1iere294]

I have watched very few Techcrunch videos but the ones I watched are very strange. No I am not talking about Geohot, I am talking about the presenters. Why is that woman so rude?

[@sanjacobs6261]

Rude? She seems awesome, hahah

[@d1zguy864]

I love this guy. Would love to work for him,

[@ondrejhadrava4109]

This guy is a maniac, but I somehow like him.

[@Glazeman]

Hotz: Self Automation for everyone in October 2016.. ..woo?! National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration: I am about to end this kids entire career.

[@reynergiovanni]

the never shipped problem does exist..

[@meffer]

the way this guy talks is exactly what i expected from a person who was the first person to jailbreak iPhone and PS3

[@HikarusVibrator]

manically brilliant

[@brigadiergeneral2399]

Awesome George good work. Can’t wait til, they are national.

[@bearjones9683]

Love this dude!!!!

[@mikeschatz9153]

That woman is a sad human!!!!

[@bavariantrawler]

What a warm welcome.

[@peacock8730]

This guy is so talented!

[@SpaceViking1]

who wouldnt put their life in the hands of this guy...

[@edwardecl]

Well at least you can expect one thing, his system will be hack resilient.

[@hardware20x]

When you get in ANY car, you put your life in the hands of the auto manufacturer.

[@SpaceViking1]

hardware20x that wasnt the point.

[@edwardecl]

When you get in your car you put your life in the hands of other people on the road and yourself and sometimes weather conditions and random events. You never know one day these systems will anticipate random events and save you. A computer can make a decision much faster than you can.

[@SpaceViking1]

edwardecl im very much in favor of self-driving cars. but other execs dont act like they blow a bag a day.

[@gh0st0freach45]

"Yeah, clap" 👏 lol

[@scottanderson7793]

I loved the way the interviewer threw shade at the crowd at the very beginning of the interview with George. 👍. 6:57

[@slx0371]

Yup. The crowd was dead

[@joshsmit779]

This is the most techy stuff I ever saw.

[@shiyamsundar6565]

This Guy is gonna change the world !! he's got the higher ground !! The first person to hack an iPhone!

[@RabbitConfirmed]

he's done nothing yet... lack of business sense and social skills probably... he should team up with a "front man" who plays the head of the company while looking good. While he is making the good stuff.

[@filippocucina7001]

@@RabbitConfirmed he is an aspeger probably and they end up building incredible stuff

[@masterroshi8764]

dude is a walking stereotype but i respect the hell out of him

[@ijbguy]

Yah Clap :D

[@kewlnes987]

Lol I noticed that too. I don't doubt his intelligence for a second. But he comes across as kind of arrogant/insecure sometimes

[@apogeus2]

keep him away from money and his creativity continues to flourish

[@wilhelm.reeves]

I thought the series silicon valley was overdoing it, but now i think they're underdoing it

[@danielbennett1192]

Her energy is intoxicating

[@b_to_the_b]

This guy is a King 👑

[@solace881]

On the brink of his final form, the Silicon Valley Villain.

[@aminnima6145]

He sounds crazy but a crazy being with a passion

[@michaellk2254]

Lmfao dude's rocking 750 boosts casually

[@charliekim577]

As of today I am using the Comma Two. Life changing self driving car.

[@jaredthomas2957]

Talk about a tough crowd lol

[@theinteractive_9462]

Tough crowd

[@neetizen5692]

so now i'm realize starting startup is fun even tough I don't really starting something.

[@BOOLERTHANOPPS]

bro got his yeezy's on though. Geohot is a legend.

[@Libroerina]

Well that hit the market hard

[@pinkeye00]

George .. you needed to say "but wait ... there's more" and pull it out of your EDC pack.

[@mike41062]

this guy sounds like topher grace... (the kid from "that 70's show"- forman or foreman, not sure about the spelling..)

[@pirroplumbi352]

... well really thanks Goerge ... I believe him he is so right ...way to go George .....

[@Dgiulian]

Good to see that Badger got his shit together and quit dealing Meth to build a self driving car.

[@quentinwach]

Wait. Telsa is only getting the feature vector data back? Not the whole video data?

[@johndoe-gt4rx]

Seems like he took 900mg of amphetamine A salts before this lol.

[@chrisryan8810]

I believe George was one of if not the first person to Jailbreak the IPhone when he was very young.

[@pirroplumbi352]

....way to go George ! ...

[@BeatSyncBytes]

watching him is like watching CN

[@walkaman4396]

George always looks serious all the time

[@connermalloy]

One of my favorite human beings

[@Scorch428]

hes a genius. Everyone has their flaws, but you cant deny that hes one of the smartest people on Earth at the moment.

[@DigitalicaEG]

This guy is a Silicon Valley character

[@musashi_hp]

I think in very soon future this could be the Self-driving car presentation version of Steve Jobs with the iPhone

[@tookster7483]

and after this long explanation i can definitely say, I SOLVED COLD FUSION!!! Ok guysss! you can clap now!

[@Alexithymiander]

It's Christmas time, you know what it is

[@knt5429]

I felt like the crowds noises were muted until he said clap

[@Jam2Africa]

I really like GeoHot, he's even wearing Yeezy's

[@arabicchic4957]

You can't call someone cocky and he have what he claim, it call confidence. Yes he dis some companies, but also he give credit when credit do. This product can level out the competition and break autodrive technology monopoly.

[@ianzhang1986]

Do you even know how good/bad his system works? If not how can you trust what he says?

[@MrCmon113]

He is cocky about selling people adaptive cruise control...

[@zahidrider]

6:43 "Whatever you are on, I want some" 😂😂😂😂

[@David-tz7jn]

based moderator

[@ZonderousTyrel]

lmao i actually love the way the presenter is.

[@justins7796]

if you look closely you can see the smoke rising from him roasting Mobileye

[@arjunkashyap8896]

What is up with this lady. Its like she doesn't even want the job.

[@aaron4820]

I think she thinks she's being funny because 2 of her friends like her humor and decided the stage was the right place for it and everyone "gets her", instead she came off extremely unprofessional and obnoxious. I'm sure she's improved since then and probably cringes at the sight of that God awful immature intro.

[@jakarai]

finally an update. damn i dont own one of those cars though!

[@ScarletMadness]

president for geohot

[@tamilupk]

Did he said the size of the trained model is 5 megabytes ? Can the size of fully trained self driving ANN model be that small ??

[@keent]

if we’re talking about just model, it’s possible on that number. Though i doubt it’s just 5 nowadays.

[@sonofdarvin]

Okay, so I might have not had any interest in this guy thinking that he's just boasting, flying kites and being rude. But, he being George Hotz, I am sure that he'll reach places with this device. He's already rude which makes him challenge the society and find out solutions in a different way. This quality makes him the George Hotz.

[@vasred4265]

He's bold and cocky yea, but calling him rude contradicts to how he spoke of Musk in the video lol. Like he said in the video, he was defending Tesla's Autopilot to the point that he felt he sounded like a Tesla spokesperson haha. So he does have mannerisms, but just doesn't fear calling out BSers when they are making up BS in his perspective. I'd say that makes me respect him even more.

[@lastmountpit]

It's just tactical. You don't want people to lose faith to the most reputable ambassador of the technology field you are breaking into. The first step is to build trust for the general autopilot systems and then convince people yours is better. You don't want a small pie for yourself, you want a piece of a huge pie. Capitalism 101.

[@galtha5824]

How many cars are equipped with steering actuators today?

[@cu7695]

In valley there are some aholes who trash talk a lot but then deliver the product few months later. These kind of people either become grand public failures- a cautionary tale or create a company in Cupertino which costs you $1000 dollars for a phone

[@fkylw]

“Shipping at the end of the year” me: looks at upload date (3 years ago). Dammit.

[@kewlnes987]

Has it shipped?

[@fkylw]

@@kewlnes987 Yeah, there's a whole mess of them by now. Called Comma.ai and they have a subreddit and a discord and everything.

[@hectorcanizales5900]

@@kewlnes987 yes

[@falsehero2001]

Have they shipped?

[@omarz2145]

I've been obsessively watching stuff about this guy recently and he's a complete genius but I gotta agree with the interviewer I would not trust the general public with this technology. Giving cars autonomy would not reduce lack of focus on the roads it would compound it.

[@Oscee613]

Well, the Mobileye prediction wasn't spot on, to say the least :)

[@jaffreyjoy]

"asl d steering controller" ...was that was he said at 15:01 ? Cuz I don't get anything useful when I search that term.

[@jaffreyjoy]

Okay so I searched a lot later and found out he was referring to "ASIL" More on that here..... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_Safety_Integrity_Level#ASIL_D

[@atinder2006]

are we able to buy it?