Researcher calls for an open-source wave in autonomous driving, citing current deployment reality check

abursuc · x · 2026-09-16

A researcher asks whether the automotive industry can replicate the open-source wave seen in LLMs and mimic that field's rapid progress, noting several existing players (including Valeo.ai) but arguing there is room for more. In a follow-up reply he shared a "reality check" chart on the current state of autonomous driving deployment, suggesting real-world adoption still lags expectations. Posted with the SSAD 2026 workshop hashtag.

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