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Slate appears to have confirmed remote connectivity via the ability to remote start via phone app and yet to be determined subscription fees. I’ll reserve commenting my personal opinion until the pole response is more filled out.

Help me understand CarPlay. I’ve never owned a car with an infotainment screen. From the cars I’ve been in and what I’ve read it looks like CarPlay is a patch to be able to get a phone to interface with the vehicles infotainment system. Where there is no infotainment system in the slate, and...

Slate’s icebreaker question is: What was your first vehicle? We might as well have a thread with that. Mine. 1984 Nissan 2 door pickup 2 wheel drive 5 speed manual. Pre hard body with the tie down hooks on the outside of the bed. The easiest truck I have ever owned to load things secure and...

Slate is creating an ingenious way of tapping into some deep American cultural programming while fulfilling the goal of affordable transportation. The car=identity has somewhat faded but is still there and ready to roar back with DIY customization. Rumor has it traffic on the Slate Maker is...

Channels and pathways for accessory wire routing throughout the vehicle will help greatly for customization and keeping the cost of adding the accessories people want down. This would cost some engineering time upfront, but shouldn’t really add to manufacturing cost down the road if it’s...

How about a white roof only partial wrap kit? Like this.

Please, everyone, do not let the rubber duck thing take hold with Slate. Slatelets are ok but, I cannot stand the duck thing.

What about a three seat bench coming as the base model. If converting to an SUV, the bench would come out and go in the back. Buckets would then come with the SUV kit and go in the front. Or just mounting points for a third seatbelt up front in the frame. Aftermarket can solve the issue with...