US-based startup Neodriven has created a rearview mirror that can allegedly transform any car into a self-driving car. Priced at $1,495, the system tracks the driving data, sends it back to the company and then instructs the car to emulate the driving habits.

Neodriven, led by a former Tesla employee Matt Schulwitz, made the mirror with the same name based on the open sourced George Hotz's Comma.ai software.

The rear view mirror was revealed at the Consumer Electronic Show 2017. Schulwitz said that the system is rudimentary at the moment. But, according to the Verge, it was finished enough to imbue his car with Comma.ai's self-driving software during the demo.

Schulwitz and his brother started sourcing parts and working with different suppliers within 20 hours of Hotz making the open-source announcement.

How to install the Neodriven?

Schulwitz claims it is very easy to install the Neodriven hardware. One only needs to pop off the plastic that hides the Honda Civic's or the Acura ILX's driver assistance camera on the windshield, plug the hardware into the available port, and slide it into place using the existing mount.

Self-Driving Car Performance

During the demo, the Civic was able to match the speed of cars in front or slow to a stop behind them at a light without any human intervention. The car kept itself within the lanes on both streets and highways. The car was able to make difficult turns and even prevented an accident once by applying the brakes before coming to a halt on a traffic-clogged highway.

Schulwitz and his team developed the Neodriven in just one month. Schulwitz said that Neodriven is not associated with Comma.ai or Hotz at all, except for the source code that was taken from Github.