“We are concerned that your product would put the safety of your customers and other road users at risk,” Hemmersbaugh wrote. “We strongly encourage you to delay selling or deploying your product on the public roadways unless and until you can ensure it’s safe.”
In 2015, Hotz built a self-driving Acura in his garage, and then started Comma.ai to “build the first super-human driving agent.”
In April, Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz valued the company at $23 million, according to Forbes.