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COMMA_HACK 7

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comma.ai · COMMA_HACK 7

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Deadline

Sep 20, 2026

3 days left

Prizes

$4.8K in prizes

6 registered

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Prize breakdown

  • First Place

    comma four + chestnut + $2,500

    $2,500
  • Second Place

    comma four + chestnut + $1,500

    $1,500
  • Third Place

    comma four + chestnut + $750

    $750

Timeline

  1. Submissions openSep 19, 2026
  2. Submission deadlineSep 20, 2026

About

COMMA_HACK 7

September 18–20, 2026
Friday 6 PM – Sunday 6 PM
In person at comma HQ in San Diego, CA

COMMA_HACK is back for a weekend with big models and big GPUs.

Come see what openpilot can do with more compute, hack alongside the comma team, and build something worth demoing on Sunday.

Chestnut is the easiest way to throw real GPU compute onto your embedded projects. It connects to any device with a USB port, all the way down to USB2—including your laptop, Raspberry Pi, comma four, and Android phone.

Build with chestnut, work on openpilot, or make something entirely new.

We bring
  • chestnuts and comma hardware

  • Desktop GPUs

  • Food, drinks, and workspace

  • The comma team

You bring
  • Your laptop

  • Your favorite agent

  • A good idea

Schedule

  • Friday, 6 PM — Doors open

  • Friday, 7 PM — Chestnut kickoff

  • Friday–Sunday — Hacking

  • Sunday, 3 PM — Demos and judging

  • Sunday, 6 PM — Winners announced and wrap-up

Prizes
  • 1st place: comma four + chestnut + $2,500

  • 2nd place: comma four + chestnut + $1,500

  • 3rd place: comma four + chestnut + $750

Apply here by September 8. We’re handpicking the strongest applicants on a rolling basis until then. Great GitHub profiles, leaderboard submissions, and openpilot contributions are a plus.

Want us to fly you out? We’ll cover flights for the first two people who get a top-three score on any active leaderboard challenge.

Requirements

Build a project during COMMA_HACK 7 that is ready to demo on Sunday.

Your project may:

  • Build with chestnut

  • Work on openpilot

  • Be something entirely new

 

Projects will be demoed on Sunday afternoon and judged by the comma team on quality and creativity.

Submissions open
Sep 19, 2026
Deadline
Sep 20, 2026
First seen
Aug 26, 2026
Last seen
Sep 17, 2026