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openpilot is an operating system for robotics. Currently, it upgrades the driver assistance system on 300+ supported cars.

Website
comma.ai
Repository
commaai/openpilot
First commit
Stars today
63,548
Forks
11,313

The round

Funding announced 9 Nov 2021

$10.0M
Source: database, sec.gov

The repository was 59 months old on the day the round was announced.

Monthly reconstruction

GitHub stars, 1 Nov 2016 – 1 Jun 2026

116 observations · one per month

13,56027,11040,67054,220 9 Nov 2021 — round announced 32,794 60,565 Dec ’16Mar ’17Jun ’17Sep ’17Dec ’17Mar ’18Jun ’18Sep ’18Dec ’18Mar ’19Jun ’19Sep ’19Dec ’19Mar ’20Jun ’20Sep ’20Dec ’20Mar ’21Jun ’21Sep ’21Dec ’21Mar ’22Jun ’22Sep ’22Dec ’22Mar ’23Jun ’23Sep ’23Dec ’23Mar ’24Jun ’24Sep ’24Dec ’24Mar ’25Jun ’25Sep ’25Dec ’25Mar ’26Jun ’26
Stars, reconstructed month by month Funding announcement

What the curve says

Growth was faster before the announcement

In the 365 days to 1 Nov 2021 the repository added 12,329 stars. In the 365 days after, it added 6,913 — a rate 1.8× lower.

32,794
stars on 1 Nov 2021, the last reading before the round
33.8/day
1 Nov 2020 – 1 Nov 2021, before
18.9/day
1 Nov 2021 – 1 Nov 2022, after

What this does not show

  • Stars measure attention, not revenue, adoption or retention.
  • Each point is a month-end reading reconstructed from public event data, not a direct observation. Movement inside a month is invisible here, and the level can be understated.
  • A single launch post can produce a step like this without any change in usage.

We have been recording commaai/openpilot since 1 Nov 2016.

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