# Ep 303: The Cheap Yellow Display, Self-Driving Under $1000, and Don't Remix that Benchy

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2025-01-10
- Length: 49m
- Episode: 303
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-01-10-ep-303-the-cheap-yellow-display-self-driving-under-1000-and-dont-remix-that-benc
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-303-the-cheap-yellow-display-self-driving-under-1000-and-dont-remix-that-benchy

## Summary

Elliot Williams and Jenny List discuss the enforcement of the non-commercial license on the 3D Benchy model, highlighting the community backlash and the importance of understanding open source licenses. They cover Robert Dirks' project to retrofit self-driving capabilities onto a 1993 Volvo for a low-cost race, and explore various hardware hacks including a cheap yellow ESP32 display module, an oven-controlled crystal oscillator, and button debouncing techniques. The episode also features discussions on slow-scan TV decoders, regular expression chess, and running local large language models using tools like Misty.

## Chapters

- [0:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-01-10-ep-303-the-cheap-yellow-display-self-driving-under-1000-and-dont-remix-that-benc#t=5) Introduction: 3D Benchy License Enforcement
- [9:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-01-10-ep-303-the-cheap-yellow-display-self-driving-under-1000-and-dont-remix-that-benc#t=564) Self-Driving 1993 Volvo Retrofit
- [13:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-01-10-ep-303-the-cheap-yellow-display-self-driving-under-1000-and-dont-remix-that-benc#t=800) Cheap Yellow Display and OCXO Modules
- [18:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-01-10-ep-303-the-cheap-yellow-display-self-driving-under-1000-and-dont-remix-that-benc#t=1120) Button Debouncing and RF Hacks
- [25:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-01-10-ep-303-the-cheap-yellow-display-self-driving-under-1000-and-dont-remix-that-benc#t=1546) Slow-Scan TV and Regular Expression Chess
- [36:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-01-10-ep-303-the-cheap-yellow-display-self-driving-under-1000-and-dont-remix-that-benc#t=2177) Quick Hacks: Beehive Scales and Fiber Optics
- [39:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-01-10-ep-303-the-cheap-yellow-display-self-driving-under-1000-and-dont-remix-that-benc#t=2398) Running Local AI with Misty
- [45:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-01-10-ep-303-the-cheap-yellow-display-self-driving-under-1000-and-dont-remix-that-benc#t=2750) Stepper Motors and Conclusion

## Topics

- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- 3D Benchy (product)
- ESP32 (chip)
- comma AI (company)
- Misty (tool)
- OCXO (product)

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