I haven't made an installation video, but Kate at Transport Evolved did a good one. I'll try sndfind a link to post here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U9fC3LlX8O8.htmlsi=DHHul3buaj-P07BO
So, TLDR - it works great on Motorways + A Roads UK Law has not caught up to hands free driving so you must have at least 1 hand on the steering wheel It definitely does make driving less tiring = Worth the money
Thanks for the video. Glad to see the Comma being used on UK roads. I am in the UK and have the same car. A few questions if i may: Are you still using the device? Approximately how much of the driving do you let it handle? Has the system improved since the video? If so, how? Different fork? If the Comma 3 were damaged, unrepairable and out of warranty would you buy another one? 😊 My way of asking if it is worth having!
Since making the video I have found out that UK law hasn't caught up with the technology and I think the only 'hands off, eyes on' system approvd for use in the UK is Ford's blue cruise, despite the Comma being more capable. As such I keep at least one hand on the wheel, even though the comma is doing the heavy lifting. I let the comma 'make driving chill' on almost all motorway and A road trips and sometimes elsewhere. My comma has improved since the video, I use the Sunnypilot fork, which is great as it adjusts the speed to the speed limit and as appropriate for different bends - but the map it uses obviously doesn't define hump backed bridges, which are interesting when the comma wants to take them at 60 mph! If mine broke I'd certainly get another once I'd saved up for it.
A few questions Steve, does it predict and slow down if other drivers may cut in (motorway slip roads for example)? Will it undertake other cars? Cheers!
Not so much predict, but does slow down if something cuts into the planned and plotted route ahead. If there is no traffic in your lane and cars in a 'faster' lane are doing less than the speed limit, then it will undertake.
Motorway slip roads is the number one reason I disengage the ACC in my Passat, especially when everyone joining is bunched up barging into all 3 lanes. Do you find the Comma taking up windscreen space a distraction at all?
I mounted it as high as possibke tucking it close to the mirror, so I don't notice the soace it takes up, but I do occasiknzlly look at it and wonder why the view in my rear mirror is the same as thst seen through the front windscreen- it's not!
That's interesting. They probably don't have right wheel drive data but it still works. Was there a setting that you needed to turn on for left lane driving?
I previously asked George if it works the same way in the UK as it would in the USA and he said "Do you have roads in the UK?". So I guess it doesn't make a difference.
Any chance of an updated video showing E2E? maybe stopping for red light or a turn in the road. also comma.ai have another comma con day on 29th july. so hopefully we see something very exciting.
I'll look into doing that, the branch of openpilot I'm running (Sunnypilot Release C3) doesn't appear to stop for UK traffic lights, but does adjust speed to take corners at an appropriate speed as well as adjusting for speed limits, but not variable speed limits on the motorway (doesn't seem to be able to read the led signs).
@@LiveActionFX I think it's because the traffic lights in the Uk are placed on the side while in the US they are above the road. Models are trained mostly by American drivers' data :(
@@LiveActionFX Be careful, highly likely this could void your insurance if undeclared. And if you have a crash that's investigated they'll scour your social media for any breaks that can help them avoid paying out a claim. I imagine your cars computer will also show a record of this device being attached. I'm sure you're aware but worth reiterating for those who may not be. Really curious abut how this affectes premiums.
Thanks for the vid, the install process makes no mention of disconnecting the battery prior to install, did you do that? I don't want any lights on/DTCs due to unplugging the LKAS camera.
PACC? the standard kia cruise control speeds up when the car in front goes round a roundabout. But the SunnyPilot fork of OpenPilot I'm currently running on my Comma 3 recognises this and not knowing what turn I want off of said roundabout, it asks me to take back control, which I hand back once past the roundabout.
@@LiveActionFX Predictive adaptive cruise controll. It uses camera for speed sign recognition and also navigation for corners and adopts the speed to the curve and also radar adjust the speed to the car in front of you. What you have is only adaptive Cruise control.. Openilot doesn't control speed only your ACC does.
SunnyPilot does recognise speed limit signs and apparently can stop you speeding (but I don't know how to activate this feature on my Comma 3). It also seems to drive at an appropriate speed for bendy roads, while using the ACC to monitor any cars infront.
@@LiveActionFX I don't know about that. It may interfere with acc. Like I said PACC uses map as well so it adjust to the curve. It also knows you are in a roundabout. I'll look into sunnypilot when I've got time
The Comma 3 has a map subscription that I don't subscribe to as when I looked google maps was more useful. But I see that Comma have now developed end to end driving, using maps and not requiring any driver input - check out their video about a drive to Taco Bell.
Not that I've noticed, I'm using the 'vanilla' OpenPilot from Comma, but I'm planning on trying out the SunnyPilot Fork (a tuned version coded by others, which works with the Comma 3) which is apprently better tuned to my E-Niro, this may or may not have additional features, if it does I'll do a video on that.
You say it slows down the car to match the speed of the vehicle in front much like adaptive cruise control - but how do you set the distance it keeps to the car in front?
You don't do that on the Comma 3, it seems to overide the usual adaptive cruise control setting for distance to vehicle infront, in favour of its visual assessment of the road ahead which automatically varies the safety distance based on the speed that the vehicle is travelling - at motorway speeds it leave sufficient gap for other vehicles to manoeuvre through, but in slow moving traffic it leaves a much shorter gap, stopping with the rear of the vehicle infront just about visible through the windscreen.
@@LiveActionFX cool, thanks for the reply. One more quick q, on the comma site it appears that it supports some kind of navigation functionality - is this right? or does it just simply follow the road ahead?
@@edwardstuart5385 There is a subscription navigation package, but I don't subscribe to this, as when I looked it was just a poor relative of Google Maps, so my car just follows the road ahead. I believe Comma are working on integrating this so that end to end automatic navigation works, but I haven't looked into their progress on this, I may try it out once it's available.
@@a133m210 I'm now using the SunnyPilot fork on my Comma 3, it recognises the speed limits and flashes them up on the screen - apparently it is possible to have the system automatically moderate the speed to stay within the limits as they vary, but I can't access the discord servers to ask about what setting I need to make this happen (I messed up signing onto Discord and ended up with an account associated with my phone, without knowing the password and a seperate account for which I know the password, but cannot be associated with my phone, due to the other account!).
Good work, a friend of yours sent me a link to this video. I have for some time been thinking about making a video similar to this but the product you use is unobtainium here and the only similar product that is available has a larger critical diameter parameter and may not be so good in a thin sheet. Cheers from The Land Down Under.
Dave, I guess you're talking about AN based emulation materials, I doubt they'd work for leaf printing. RDX or PETN based plastic explosives are best from my experience, but a smooth (without any AN loading) high percentage dynamite/gelinite could work if rolled into a 5mm plus sheet.
I don't know for sure, but I'd guess that it wouldn't. I suggest you go to their website to find out: comma.ai as there is an ever growing list of makes and models that it does work with
I’m planning on getting an EV (with asc and rkas) and a Comma 3 within the next nine months and would be grateful if you could help me along the way with the setup and installation of the open pilot software. Are there any particular things you have to do to get it to work with driving on the left? Incidentally, I know that area very well. Woolhampton has been a notorious speed trap for years. I now live In Sussex but drive to Newbury regularly.
It's very easy, all you have to do is link it to your home wifi, download Openpilot and select the 'Right Hand Drive' menu option (this just tells the rear facing camera which person to monitor to ensure the driver is paying attention to the road). Hope this helps and that you enjoy your EV adventure.
Yes to the mass production technique, but the basic way of doing explosive prints has been around since the 1880's ! Look up Charles Edward Monroe and the Monroe Effect
Electric cars - the biggest scam the world has ever seen? Did anyone think of this? "If all cars were electric... And if we were stuck in a three hour traffic jam in the cold of a snowstorm, the batteries would completely die. Because there is basically no heating in the electric car. And the fact that I am stuck on the motorway all night, no battery, no heating, no window wiper, no radio, no GPS, the battery has been dead a long time ago. You can try to call the ambulance and protect women and children, but they can't come to help because all roads are closed and probably all police cars will be electric. And when the roads are closed by thousands of parked cars, no one will be able to progress. How to charge batteries on site? Of course, no politician or journalist is talking about it, but this will happen. Lets see what happens when every car is an EV fighting for a charge point when they are all occupied.... lets see what happens when all the lithium and other rare minerals for use in the making of the batteries are all used up. Your batteries will not be getting any cheaper. You may be fortunate in having your private charge point but millions of others around the world live in tall blocks of apartments or rows of terraced houses where they cannot get their EV within 100 yards of their home.... They are the ones who will be crying "Help".... How far do you think an electric HGV can travel on a full charge? Lord Bamford (JCB) has stated that they can only be used for 4 hours before being charged up for more than 12 hours... He is now manufacturing all his diggers and cranes etc to be powered by hydrogen engines.. I may be in the minority for the next ten years or so but EVs are not the future , Musk has fooled the world's politicians and car manufacturers. BREAKING NEWS :-- ELECTRIC CARS ARE CAUSING THREE MILE QUEUES BACKING UP FROM BRITAIN'S MOTORWAY SERVICE STATIONS AS THEY WAIT FOR A VACANT CHARGING POINT Lets hope they are not on a smart motorway where there are no hard shoulders to sit on..
Awesome work man, I'm blown away with the skilled you have applied, now the next project is install batteries on your home and never rely on the grid anymore and actually sell power back into the grid when it's more expensive and get some money back, just mint!
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I’m getting a quote for the Zappi charger, and I’m wandering if I could send software commands directly via the hub to switch on the boost function. I’ve got a raspberry pi zero for the job, (already hardwired into house for other home automation jobs) so I’m just thinking that I could import the day ahead prices and then determine the charge times. This will be an interesting project....
MyEnergi already have this covered with their free 'MyEnergi Account', so my hack is now null and void. The account engine automatically sets your zappi to charge at the cheapest periods on whatever tarrif you are on, you can control the amount of charge you want on any day during the week and it'll keep doing this until you make changes - it's great.
If you have a hub as well as a zappi, you can sign up for free to the MyEnergi account, which automates this for you without the smart switch - the account has much better functionality, I'm now using that exclusively.
@@m1geo I tried that, but since MyEnergi have done all the development and set up servers for it, it seems silly not to use their free service. I use a Raspberry Pi and some Python code to monitor my Zappi and when it is doing a super economical charge, the Pi switches my Tesla Powerwall battery over to 'Back-up' only so it doesn't supply energy - the bonus is that this causes the powerwall to charge up on the cheapest possible grid energy!
We didn't get to see what was in the project box but if you haven't wired in a fuse then you run the risk of setting fire to your zappi if there ever developed an over current fault. You've got a 32A cable coming in there most likely protected by a 32A MCB. The wires you've used to tap directly off the 32A circuit are only rated for 13A (or less, hard to tell in a video). You need to fit a fuse on the line (live) and any wire on the zappi side of the fuse needs to be 4mm^2 cross sectional area. You can probably get away with a 13A fuse but for this application I would recommend a 3A.
You are quite right, safety is important - I relied upon the internals of the Zappi and the insignificant current that the E-Sense System draws as a trigger signal and simply used the internals of a smart plug to switch this. But there is no need to use this 'hack' with a Zappi anymore, as there is now the MyEnergi Account, which automatically schedules charging for the cheapest time slots on Agile or other smart tariffs.
Firstly, thank you for posting this. I ruled out the Zappi as it wasn’t configurable enough with Octopus ... with your find it’s now a perfect solution for me. There are products called the “Sonoff Basic” or the “Shelly 1” can also be used with no soldering or hacking off the plug case. You can also integrate it with various home automation software like HomeAssistant which gives great control based on variable tariffs
You are welcome. But, there is actually a much easier means of exploiting variable tariffs available for the Zappi now, if you have a hub to go with it - go to myaccount.myenergi.com/account and set up an account, set your preferences and tariff information and the system will automatically sent 'Timed Boosts' to your Zappi for the cheapest times to charge. Saves having to buy a smart plug and do any wiring.
Can you explain how the agile tariff works with your feed in tariff. Are they both with Octopus? Do you think agile is a better option than the go tariff?
I don't have a 'feed in' tariff per se, they were no longer on offer when I had my PV system installed (March 2020). Instead I have an Octopus Outgoing Tariff - They do two types: a fixed rate at 5.5p per kWh or a variable Agile rate. I chose the fixed rate for what I supply from my PV array to the grid and use the incoming variable Octopus Agile Tariff for any energy I need to draw from the grid. I have a Raspberry Pi that monitors the Octopus Agile rate and if it drops below 5.5p per kWh, this switches my Zappi mode to 'Fast' and throws grid energy into my EV, I also use my Pi to switch my Powerwall battery mode to 'back-up only' which prevents it providing energy to my EV - this mode also means that the Powerwall battery charges during this time. This means that I can now mostly only draw grid energy when it is cheaper than the rate they pay me for providing energy to the grid - so all good. There have been various studies comparing 'Go' and 'Agile' - 'Agile' proved to be cheaper than 'Go', even without a price comparison and auto switching system like I've set up, but to make the most of 'Agile' you need to charge at the cheapest possible times, the rate varies every 30 minutes, unlike 'Go' which is a fixed period each night at a fixed rate. MyEnergi have just (quietly) released a new feature for their Zappi and Eddi systems called 'MyEnergi Account', which will automate Zappi EV charging for the cheapest possible Octopus Agile time slots - Which is brilliant. But now I need to figure out how to monitor my Zappi during these periods and switch the mode of my Powerwall battery at these times to stop it providing energy to my EV - It's less than 24 hours since I set up my own 'MyEnergi Account' so it's a work in progress. Hope this helps.
@LiveActionFX Thank you that is a great reply. Re your solar system does it have a battery or do you have to charge during the day? Also If you don't mind how much did it cost to install and what is your estimate of breakeven. Or is that not the main motivation for you getting solar?
@@SeanMaudsleyBarton Yes, I have a Powerwall Battery that mostly charges from Solar (did all through the summer, occasionally needs a cheap rate boost from the grid through the winter months). The 7.2 kW peak PV system (6kW inverter) and Battery including installation cost me £22,000. Without factoring in the EV, the predictions said that the PV/Battery system should pay for themselves within about 12 years, but when you factor in fuel saving from switching to an EV (after accounting for the EV costs) and the smart (raspberry Pi based) systems I'm using for efficient grid use, the payback should be even sooner and with more than the predicted £30,000 of savings across the 25 year life of the system. Plus I get to feel smug for doing my bit for the environment.
You can also use the esense terminals and a relay to restart the Zappi should you get a powercut. The Zappi will go into charge delayed when power is restored after a powercut!
