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+interace.py: Generic interface to send and receive messages from CAN (controlsd uses this to communicate with car)
+carcontroller.py: Builds CAN messages to send to car
+carstate.py : Reads CAN from car and builds openpilot CarState message
+values.py : Fingerprints and absolute limits
+radar_interface.py : Radar interface