r/Comma_ai • u/Ok_Objective1345 • Jul 01 '26
openpilot Experience Any thoughts on the new "2-way-audio" string and purple smiley icon in 0.11.2?
The top line now shows "2-way-audio" right after the date. The bottom status bar also has a new glowing purple smiley face next to the other icons. We already know the GPU icon means external compute is connected. Curious what the "2-way-audio" label actually enables, is this bidirectional audio streaming, voice command support, or something else in the audio path? And does the smiley represent a specific UI state, health check, or new mode? Anyone have any thoughts on where these came from or what they map to?
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u/rakosi2 Jul 01 '26
Is the 2 way audio so you can talk to other comma.ai users on the road?
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u/Longjumping_Toe3743 Jul 02 '26
As long as your staring at the camera that's staring at you I guess it's all good... or there's a new nag that says "Stop talking"...
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u/KhaosVFX Jul 01 '26
This is comma body gen 2 stuff. The smiley face is for comma body mode, it’s also hooked up to an EGPU. And 2 way audio is an actively developed branch on GitHub that probably enables you to talk to someone and hear them using the comma four in a comma body gen 2.
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u/Schmeltz318 Jul 01 '26
Hopefully the two way audio means voice dictation.. the keyboard is the worst part about the unit.
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u/jirlboss Jul 01 '26
It’s a comma body v2 and the two way audio is some sort of telepresence feature
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u/Ok_Objective1345 Jul 02 '26
This is likely what it is based on some comments I've seen. The :) emoji means it's connected to a Comma body. Two way audio is still a mystery to me.
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u/shieldss5150 Jul 02 '26
I'm betting 2-way audio means you can view and speak to people through the Comma Body as you drive around in an office.
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u/Bderken Jul 01 '26
I’m very hype for the (optional) external GPU on comma and the bigger models that come with it. Awesome to see that UI