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 New brand ports will initially be merged in dashcam mode. This allows for the comma.ai openpilot team
 to further validate safety and quality before enabling official support with plug-and-play operation.
-New model ports, which only add a new model to an already-supported ADAS platform, are usually reviewed
-and merged as fully supported.
+New model ports, which only add a new model to an already-supported ADAS platform, may be reviewable
+with driving logs only, and may be directly merged as fully supported.
 
 Cars that don't meet all guidelines aren't eligible for full support. However, on a case-by-case basis,
 they may still be merged behind the dashcam flag.