New Interview with Slate CEO Chris Barman by "The Best One Yet"

[motorolas]

Fun interview.


Chris tells about the CEO of Re:Build Manufacturing Miles Arnone coming up with the idea of a super basic vehicle.

How Chris came to Slate.

Possibility of DIN for radio

Hosts mention $25k price point again.

They’ve already crash tested half of the ~70 units they’ve built.

SUV kits are flat packed and shipped to you if you want for DIY install.

Not focused on AI anything right now.

Mention of the loss of the EV tax credit

CEO message to US Pres. “America needs affordable vehicles in the US”.

Message to audience “We built it, you make it”

 

[Dorbiman]

Thanks! Will listen on the commute home from work

 

[AZFox]

Thanks for posting.

Possibility of DIN for radio

Single DIN

Um, we've designed that if you want to​

bring a radio in, the design of the​

center, um, storage bin area fits for a​

single [DIN], so you can bring, you know, a​

radio in, but we've also developed an​

app like most people today. You just use​

your streaming audio and your navigation​

and everything from your phone.​

 

[Trace26]

Thanks for posting.



Single DIN

Um, we've designed that if you want to​

bring a radio in, the design of the​

center, um, storage bin area fits for a​

single [DIN], so you can bring, you know, a​

radio in, but we've also developed an​

app like most people today. You just use​

your streaming audio and your navigation​

and everything from your phone.​

I heard that too, but I wonder if she misspoke.
If not, and it really is single, it's not to big of a deal. Most "floating screen" head units are single DIN and if you don't want a screen then a single DIN just makes sense.
I'm tempted to get something retro like this
Pioneer SXT-C10PS

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

If it does have a single I might just put one in just for my fam if they need to use it maybe one of those classic on the out side but modern on the inside ones like this

 

[cadblu]

Single DIN is actually a better fit in a 90s mini truck that the Slate borrows from.

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

Single DIN is actually a better fit in a 90s mini truck that the Slate borrows from.

True

 

[EverythingSlate]

Fun interview.


Chris tells about the CEO of Re:Build Manufacturing Miles Arnone coming up with the idea of a super basic vehicle.

How Chris came to Slate.

Possibility of DIN for radio

Hosts mention $25k price point again.

They’ve already crash tested half of the ~70 units they’ve built.

SUV kits are flat packed and shipped to you if you want for DIY install.

Not focused on AI anything right now.

Mention of the loss of the EV tax credit

CEO message to US Pres. “America needs affordable vehicles in the US”.

Message to audience “We built it, you make it”

Dang!! lol- that’s the entire subject of my next episode lol they beat me to it.

 

[Luxrage]

Um, we've designed that if you want to

bring a radio in, the design of the​

center, um, storage bin area fits for a​

single [DIN], so you can bring, you know, a​

radio in, but we've also developed an​

app like most people today. You just use​

your streaming audio and your navigation​

and everything from your phone.​

Dang, I've got a glut of double-din radios that I had planned to try out in the Slate. However, when donating my first car to charity (they told me in advance it would be sold to a junkyard), I pulled the single-din radio from it. I'll absolutely use that if I have to.

 

[Dorbiman]

Double DIN will be a no brainer. There’s official mockups of a double DIN head unit in the Slate, and if they don’t meet the demand, there will be an aftermarket dash panel ready for it within months I’m sure.

 

[KevinRS]

Double DIN will be a no brainer. There’s official mockups of a double DIN head unit in the Slate, and if they don’t meet the demand, there will be an aftermarket dash panel ready for it within months I’m sure.

Probably quicker than that. I'm expecting that slate will be releasing detailed dimensions suitable for CAD and generating 3d printable parts before launch, and people will be printing panels before they have a truck to test fit it in.

 

[sodamo]

Dang!! lol- that’s the entire subject of my next episode lol they beat me to it.

So, for clarity. are your episodes, new, original material or repurposed, repackaged already out there material?

 

[PACMAN]

Thanks for posting the video. I didn’t know they’d done so many crash tests. Sounds like they are getting close to releasing the production model.

 

[EverythingSlate]

So, for clarity. are your episodes, new, original material or repurposed, repackaged already out there material?

My first two were repackaged- my 3rd episode was a completely original episode.

*edit- just finished the interview. They just touched the surface. I plan to go deeper into creation of the company.