How much day-to-day technology is enough?

[Doctors Do Little]

That will be a nice feature. South bama gets spicy also.

Indeed! L.A. (lower Alabama for the non-locals) does get hot!

 

[Bo’sFarmGeneva]

Indeed! L.A. (lower Alabama for the non-locals) does get hot!

Hit 100 Tuesday

 

[brian10x]

If so, that's arbitrary and deliberate.

Preconditioning could be initialized any way Slate wants it to be.

Button on the remote.​

Flash the high beams while parked.​

Spell S-L-A-T-E in Morse code on the break pedal.​

Anything.​

It's programmable. An event happens and preconditioning starts.

Requiring the app would be deliberate crippling designed to nudge the user into running the app.

BRAKE. Forum spelling NAZI on duty.

 

[enigma9o7]

I wouldn't want to have to use any of that stuff on that list for day-to-day usage. I don't mind there being an app for diagnosing problems or changing default settings to preferred settings (preferably available for OS besides android and ios) , but in no way would want to be required to use an app day to day . And wireless would not be important to me, a USB-C port would be preferred as more reliable and easier.

I wouldn't want a screen either, but that's something we don't have a choice about for US use, all cars since 2019 are required to have a screen and backup camera.

The only steering wheel buttons I would want are for horn and cruise control (if offered).

Keyless entry and remote start are nice features tho, so although not on the list above, they have been discussed in this thread, and that is something I would use daily. Ideally with long range, in the 90s in Alaska I used a 2-way autostart from compustar with very long range, forgot what they advertised butwas well over a mile, just using RF. The problem I see with that keyfob pictured tho, is that unknown button is for autostart, unsure if its 2-way - I want to be able to see if its started or not, not blindly press the button and *hope* it worked.

 

[AZFox]

The problem I see with that keyfob pictured tho, is that unknown button is for autostart, unsure if its 2-way - I want to be able to see if its started or not, not blindly press the button and *hope* it worked.

Maybe have the horn do a short-beep when preconditioning enables and double-short-beep when it disables.

For my purposes I think that would be adequate.

 

[enigma9o7]

Maybe have the horn do a short-beep when preconditioning enables and double-short-beep when it disables.

For my purposes I think that would be adequate.

Yeah not for me The whole point of the two-way is so that I can tell if it started when I'm far away or can't easily see the vehicle. For example when I was a university student I would hit the auto start and then walk to the lower parking lot which would take about 10 to 15 minutes but by the time I got there my car would be all warmed up. Every morning when my alarm went off I would hit the auto start before I got up and got dressed so it would be all warmed up when I went outside ready to leave. I'm sure the same kind of thing applies in hot climates where you might hit the auto start when you're in the middle of a mall before walking outside to a hot car in Arizona or whatever. With two-way you can see if it doesn't start and then try again when you're a little closer or try getting a little more elevation or holding the fob against your throat, etc.

 

[AZFox]

Slate Automotive's main ethos is Radical Simplicity that's achieved by removing what isn't necessary.

For a feature like two-way communication from the vehicle to the fob to indicate whether or not preconditioning is active to be included they'd need to consider it necessary.