Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to a16z - When Software Eats Cars
Who will build them, what will drive them?
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. a16z - When Software Eats Cars launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2018 · askadev.org · its alternatives →
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2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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DevCleaner▲157Free the gigabytes your dev tools and AI apps hoard
Jun 2026 · devcleaner.app · its alternatives →
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Developers want $$ but everyone else wants free software...
2016 · its alternatives →
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I am not sure if this is fits the HN community, but I am posting it here if people are interested. This is the current iteration of the car: http://i.imgur.com/ko8YBh.jpg Details: I wrote a simple android app that streams the accelerometer data from the phone to the pi over a simple socket. The pi then uses this data to drive the DC motor and the servo motor. Tilting the phone to control the car feels very natural. In this[0] pic you can see the wifi dongle I've used. I am using Adafruit Occidental v0.2[1] as my OS because it has support for my wifi dongle. It also makes some hardware…
2012 · its alternatives →
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How drones and cars are driving the future of tech?
2016 · its alternatives →
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Found that you can actually run a 35B Qwen model on a Pi with very impressive intelligence and stability. Built connectors for car ODB to read all about car internals, and manufacturer's cloud service for stuff like changing AC or opening/ locking doors. Gave it info such as the full car manual. And then hooked it up with my other agents in our discussion room! So now it can answer car questions such as "when should I add oil and what kind of oil?" and help you fully offline, and when online talk with the agent family that includes all the most powerful models so they know how the car…
18d ago · github.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Code that deploys automatically and who took a chance on us
2016 · its alternatives →
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Building a marketplace startup in an unconventional way
2016 · its alternatives →
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Automate 100+ apps with a self-driving AI that asks for help
2025 · its alternatives →
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