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Comma's hands-off driving tech investigated after two fatal crashes

Original: Comma's hands-off driving tech under investigation after 2 fatal crashes

Regulators are investigating Comma, the company behind openpilot driver-assistance software, following two fatal crashes involving vehicles using its hands-off driving technology. The probe raises fresh questions about the safety of aftermarket driver-assist systems and the limits of hands-free features. Critics and supporters are debating how much oversight these systems should face, and whether regulators are keeping pace with rapidly deployed assisted-driving products.

Why now: News of a regulatory investigation into fatal crashes involving a widely known driver-assist system raises safety concerns

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