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What vehicles are supported by comma ai and open pilot?

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For  OpenPilot they have a nice detailed list here: https://github.com/commaai/openpilot#supported-cars Supported Cars Acura ILX 2016+ w/AcuraWatch Plus Acura RDX 2018 w/AcuraWatch Plus GM Volt 2017+ w/Drive Confidence II Honda Accord 2018 (All) Honda Civic 2016+ w/Honda Sensing Honda CR-V 2015+ w/Honda Sensing Honda Odyssey 2017 w/Honda Sensing Honda Ridgeline 2017+ w/Honda Sensing Lexus RX Hybrid 2017+ (All) Toyota Corolla 2017+ (All) Toyota Prius 2016 (TSS-P) Toyota Prius 2017+ (All) Toyota Prius Prime 2017 (All) Toyota Rav 4 2016 (TSS-P) Toyota Rav4

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Pearl RearVision Auto Reset (rear view camera)

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NOTE: as of late 2018, it appears these steps may no longer work 🙁 They are still listed here for reference purposes, in the even that Pearl decides to fix the issue! Having trouble connecting to your RearVision? To recover your password or fix connectivity issues just perform this quick reset. Please note that it is a very time sensitive process. You need to make sure you are on the latest version of the Pearl RearVision App (and cannot be

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Can you charge a Goal Zero Yeti battery using (2) chargers?! [ANSWERED]

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Q. Can you charge a Goal Zero Yeti Lithium Ion battery with two chargers at once? A. Yes, you can utilize two chargers at once to charge the Yeti 3000, Yeti 1400, and Yeti 1000 lithium-ion batteries. Please see the photo below:   Further explanation: By utilizing the front charger port and the compartment charging port, you can double the number of charging watts/amps. With two chargers you can charge at around 105 watts or more. With a single charger, the max

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ROMOSS fast charging USB car charger review

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My latest USB car charger is a ROMOSS 36W QC 3.0 model. Over the years I have tried a variety of car chargers and so far this has been a good option. Pricing: As of today, $13.99 on Amazon Specs: (2) USB ports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 36W max rated output Overall charging performance has been excellent. This has been over the course of a number of business trips and one family vacation. All of these trips involved significant driving with phone navigation,

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Family and fishing photos with the Google Pixel XL

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The Google Pixel XL is a simply amazing photographic device when it comes to quickly capturing the moment. The following three photos showcase some very difficult lighting scenarios which the Pixel handles with aplomb. The sky, water, and people are all in focus and well exposed with minimal blown highlights and shadow depth is retained as well. The first two family photos have a filter applied for punchier color, the last fishing photo is straight out of the camera and

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Who are Intel’s Super Seven? [SOLVED]

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Have you heard the phrase “Super 7” or “Super 7+1” mentioned in a tech article about Intel? If so, you may be wondering who or what exactly the Super Seven are 🙂 The Super 7 are not superheroes but rather a set of companies that are very important to Intel. Currently, as of 2017, the Super 7 are: Google (USA) Facebook (USA) Amazon (USA) Microsoft (USA) Baidu (China) Alibaba (China) Tencent (China) AT&T (USA) *new to the list in 2016 These companies

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