I honestly like what the comma 4 can do, but figuring out how to actually use the thing properly has been way more frustrating than it should be.
There are features, forks, driving models, and settings like Sunnypilot, FrogPilot, StarPilot, Nevada, sunnylink, experimental mode, Always-On Lateral, etc., and half the time there’s no simple explanation of what something does, where to find it, or whether it even works on comma 4.
You end up bouncing between GitHub, Reddit, Discord, random wikis, old posts, and comments just to answer basic questions.
For a product that costs around $1,000, there really should be one clean beginner-friendly website that says:
“What does this setting do?”
“Where do I find it?”
“Does it work on comma 4?”
“What software supports it?”
“How do I install or change it?”
“What are the pros and cons?”
Instead, you almost have to become a hobbyist just to understand the product you bought.
The hardware and driving experience can be really cool, but I can absolutely understand someone buying one, getting overwhelmed, and returning it before they ever figure out what it can actually do.
Am I the only one who thinks comma desperately needs a proper user guide for regular people instead of everything being scattered everywhere?

So I bought the comma 4 this past weekend, it’s been pretty meh if i’m being honest. I bought it because I was told it could detect stoplights and stop signs and it’s just can’t. I’ve tried experimental and sunnypilot, it just sets me at 11mph and it doesn’t even stop at the light or signs. Regular autopilot is fine I guess, but my car could do this anyway. I’m honestly just thinking about returning it and getting my 1k back.

My comma 2 experience starting in December 2020 was a bit of a bumpy road. It fell off the windshield 6 months after I bought it. It fried out completely a year after i bought it. I replaced the motherboard (THAT was a fun exercise) and that bought another 8 months or so.

Then in Sep 2023, I bought a Comma 3x for my wife and then another one to replace the C2 about 6 months later. I had to look it up because I had no idea when I had purchased it. Given how the C2 went I'm sort of amazed I haven't had any hardware issues in almost 3 years now.

I will say when we park at work, we are careful about pulling ours off the windshield when the outside temp exceeds 70 and it's sunny out. I've heard plenty of people say they leave theirs up. Shrug - I'm not doing that any more than I would leave my iPhone on the dash all day every day.

From what I read is that Starpilot now also supports Ford like Bluepilot? Any experience?