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I kind of would like to have the cameras custom installed, for example forward looking one mounted in or near the bumper. Could have cameras on the side mirrors, etc.

My understanding was they would contract the installation of accessories if you wanted them installed, haven't seen anything to indicate they would do it at the production facility. Something like wheels and tires, bumpers, though, would be trivially easy to just put on different ones at the...

Most backup cameras don't record at all, no memory to even store video to view later, just a live view. I think the idea of a inward facing camera was probably to deal with the increasing advanced cruise control features, that some call autopilot or self driving, and think they can stop paying...

On insurance, I'm hoping the insurance companies actually do the research to set the rates, and not just copy/paste something like Tesla or other electric trucks rates. With it being an all new truck and company, that might be an issue.

1st thing on my list is EV, have no need for a back seat, and would really be nice to be able to get sheets of plywood without cutting them down first, and 2x4s and other lumber and pipes without having to have them sticking out a window. Other options for electric that can haul anything at all...

Yeah, everything is arranged for minimal convenience for this use. Dryer on inside wall, 3/4 of the way back in the garage, past the door, could possibly go down from the outlet, along the wall, under the door, garage floor is like 4 inches lower than the door, to the front wall, and probably...

It would be mostly like what tesla and others are working on, but not skip the lidar sensors like tesla, more processing, the comms would be more of a peer to peer system and not having cell tower intermediaries, no comms would mean they fall back to a default system, tesla's setup but better...

That's the thing with the argument that it HAS to have awd. It wasn't that long ago that nearly all consumer vehicles were rwd, and trucks stayed that way longer than cars. Slate should handle far better than those old trucks did unloaded, because they were designed to be carrying a load, and...

In theory, if all cars were automated, all would be following the speed limits and other laws, the near zero reaction time and predictability of other cars following the rules, and some level of inter-car communication, like car at the front of a line of cars immediately sends a signal that it's...

That was one of the proposed bills, not the one they passed. They passed a hard cutoff.

Likely will have to park in the driveway, I'd have to go from that outlet either up and over the door into the house, or below the door, going most of the length of the finished garage, around a corner and out the garage door. How long is the EVSE cable normally going to be? Charging being at...

If it's the space behind the speaker that matters, there is lots of space in that dash that could be customized properly a lot better than in the door.

Testing has shown that tonneau covers or removing the tailgate doesn't improve economy. With the bed empty and tailgate closed you get a bubble of air circulating in the bed almost like you had a shell on but without the weight and less friction.

Did the shop charge storage fees for time when they hadn't finished the work? That's not normally standard.

Self driving just isn't there yet. In some urban areas, public transportation options have made not driving possible, but much of the country has cities and suburbs that are not planned for that. It's basically a requirement to have a car for 90%+ of people.

From looking at the California DMV page, it looks like if it has an open bed, and is under certain weights, it is a pickup truck. It's based on it being designed to transport property. Only gets out of commercial if it has a camper shell permanently attached. Looks like the registration fee...

OK, by snowstorm, I meant more blizzard. Have they stated a model year? the terms say they expect to start shipping late 2026, and that is it.

A second production facility has already been mentioned, probably depends on how fast they get one online, and how different that model is. There might just be some frame and wiring differences, with much of the line shared.

In California, the dealer prints paper plates, and the DMV mails the metal ones to the customer. I'm assuming slate will somehow have the paper ones for you when you pick the truck up/have it delivered.

Exactly. awd/4wd with a bigger battery will probably be the NEXT thing slate does. As soon as design is finalized and production is going, the design team will probably switch to that as the second model. But first they are concentrating on getting the FIRST model out. They seem to have plenty...