Comma.ai

aid: commaai
name: Comma.ai
description: Comma.ai builds openpilot, an open-source driver-assistance / robotics operating system that runs on comma hardware
  (comma 3X, comma four) and upgrades adaptive cruise control and lane centering on 300+ supported cars. Alongside the open-source
  stack, comma operates the comma connect cloud platform and a documented JWT-authenticated REST API (api.commadotai.com)
  that exposes device management, driving routes and segments, video and log access, real-time device communication via athena,
  comma prime billing, and turn-by-turn navigation. Backed by a16z, comma also publishes large open driving datasets (comma2k19,
  commaVQ) and the opendbc "Python API for your car." This profile catalogs comma's public developer surface for the API Evangelist
  network.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/commaai/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: enriched-from-public-developer-surface
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-10-06'
image: https://github.com/commaai.png
tags:
- Company
- Automotive
- Self-Driving
- Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Open Source
- Connected Vehicles
- Telematics
- Developer API
tags_raw:
- Company
- Automotive
- Self-Driving
- Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Open Source
- Connected Vehicles
- Telematics
- Developer API
- Machine-Learning
- Open-Source
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- aid: commaai:comma-connect-api
  name: comma connect API
  humanURL: https://api.comma.ai
  baseURL: https://api.commadotai.com
  tags:
  - Devices
  - Routes
  - Navigation
  - Telematics
  - Billing
  description: 'The comma connect API is a JWT-authenticated REST API for comma / openpilot users and devices. It exposes
    the authenticated user profile and device list, per-device operations (info, location, stats, pairing, user access grants,
    boot and crash logs), driving routes and segments with signed URLs to video, GPS paths and events, real-time device communication
    over the athena JSON-RPC websocket, comma prime subscription and payment management, and turn-by-turn navigation (destinations
    and saved locations). Tokens are minted at jwt.comma.ai and passed as `Authorization: JWT {token}`.'
  properties:
  - url: https://api.comma.ai
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://api.comma.ai
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://jwt.comma.ai
    type: Authentication
common:
- url: https://blog.comma.ai/feed.xml
  type: BlogRSS
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/commaai-domain-security.yml
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://api.comma.ai
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.comma.ai
- type: APIReference
  url: https://api.comma.ai
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://comma.ai/setup
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/commaai
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.comma.ai
- type: Support
  url: https://comma.ai/support
- type: Pricing
  url: https://comma.ai/shop
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://comma.ai/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://comma.ai/terms
- type: Login
  url: https://connect.comma.ai
- type: Website
  url: https://comma.ai
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/commaai-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/commaai-conventions.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/commaai-lifecycle.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/commaai-data-model.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/commaai-conformance.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/commaai-changelog.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/commaai-mcp.yml
  note: 'Renamed from MCPServer 2026-09-03 (roadmap#247): the manifest self-describes as status: candidate — a tool list derived
    from the published API contracts, not an existing server. The scorer already read the manifest and reported mcp_server
    correctly; the MCPServer type was crediting the artifact-type surfaces with a server that does not exist.'
  name: comma connect (candidate)
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/commaai-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/commaai-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/commaai-packages.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence