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Slate will offer a high roof cargo version of its compact pickup – and you can buy it! (electrek.co)
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[–] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I really want one of these myself but worried that it may contain some networking module that sends data back home about every little metric that the other advanced cars have today (not interested in being tracked). Gonna hold out until I get confirmation of that.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    This is partially where I'm at on it, it sounds cool in theory, no head unit, speaker is just Bluetooth, but then tell me A. Why does Bezos love it so much, B. How does it connect to the phone app that their website mentions, and C. What data does that app collect. I wish the YouTubers who were doing interviews with Slate and Telo would've asked those questions, especially considering how many articles are out there now about the other car companies tracking you. If they weren't doing any, or at least significantly less, you'd think they'd want to publicize it more heavily.

    My other issue is I live in a very icy place 7 months out of the year, give me FWD or AWD options

    Edit: apparently the app works by physically plugging into the car, not cellular, so not much I can argue about there.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    If by "icy place" you mean Canada, don't worry. We won't be able to buy one any time soon, and you can't import them under the current rules.

    Besides, I'll be fucked if I buy American again in my lifetime.

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