I was super excited for Slate during the two minute video I saw about it…
Then I found out it was an Amazon truck.
Something like that would cut down a bunch on waste due to used markets for the vehicle and attachments, but jumping into an Amazon properiyory vehicle system is ridiculously dumb.
From my understanding, the Slate truck is financially backed by Bezos, but it is not an Amazon property. That said, it could still very well fall victim to what you’re concerned about. If anyone knows otherwise, please correct me.
No built-in unreplaceable head unit with bloatware or spyware or un-updatable software, no cell network or WiFi connection, no user tracking and snitching.
The lack of a built-in entertainment system computer is a good thing.
One of the major selling features of the Slate is their intention to make the truck as end-user repairable as possible and publish documentation and how-to videos to support that. Whether they actually follow through remains to be seen, but if they do the Slate would be one of the least locked-in proprietary vehicles ever made.
I was super excited for Slate during the two minute video I saw about it…
Then I found out it was an Amazon truck.
Something like that would cut down a bunch on waste due to used markets for the vehicle and attachments, but jumping into an Amazon properiyory vehicle system is ridiculously dumb.
You’re at their mercy.
From my understanding, the Slate truck is financially backed by Bezos, but it is not an Amazon property. That said, it could still very well fall victim to what you’re concerned about. If anyone knows otherwise, please correct me.
The details are kept incredibly private. It’s impossible to know how much Bezos owns.
That and it comes with NOTHING. No radio, no speakers, no paint, no rims, no automatic windows.
No built-in unreplaceable head unit with bloatware or spyware or un-updatable software, no cell network or WiFi connection, no user tracking and snitching.
The lack of a built-in entertainment system computer is a good thing.
You can option all of those things except paint.
One of the major selling features of the Slate is their intention to make the truck as end-user repairable as possible and publish documentation and how-to videos to support that. Whether they actually follow through remains to be seen, but if they do the Slate would be one of the least locked-in proprietary vehicles ever made.