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My reading of that accessory is that it has nothing to do with the truck at all. It's just a generic volume & play/pause remote control that's made to fit in the steering wheel. Something similar to this thing from JBL.

I'm going to try and remedy that situation. My question to Chris was if she would give a shoutout to SlateForums.com. 😇

Of course! I'm happy that 100,000+ people were just given the opportunity to connect and get up to (our 😆) speed on where things sit. I just don’t expect any ground-breaking announcements to be made here. Would be excited if theres some nuggets for us too.

I hope we get lots of *new* insights and information, but the way these things usually go it's a bunch of people that are only passively engaged, asking questions that are already well-covered.

That's 100% a toolbox for people that don't use tools. How do you even close it without everything falling off the shelves?

Not sure when this was added, but theres a page and FAQ on the Slate website now specifically for shops that are interested in becoming Slate Certified. https://www.slate.auto/en/certified Also interesting, at the bottom, they're asking for 3rd party accessory manufacturers to get in touch...

Came across this article that has absolutely nothing to do with Slate, and was surprised to see a casual Slate mention at the end as a company that might save us from these kinds of anti-consumer moves. A sign that awareness is breaking through? HYUNDAI PAYWALLS BRAKE PAD CHANGES...

That Ironwood site is complete AI slop top to bottom. The hero image of the SUV literally says "IRONWOOO" on the grille. Appreciate the laugh!

It's a 14 second video, I think we can give them a pass on the flagging step.

Not sure the Porky-pig style outfit is going to help out with that, but I guess it would be a start.

It was fun, thanks. I got a good laugh this morning when I saw the announcement email, thinking how I whiffed on my prediction.

Dang! I was so certain, lol! DM me your T-shirt preference and mailing address, and I'll get it on order.

This seems like a departure from their original plan of "2500 locations" with a national partner. I wonder if something fell through. I've been publicly betting on Walmart since the beginning due to the similarities in the announcement language. Literally betting! Looks like I owe @KJRaven a...

Oh definitely. Slate's mentioned it a bunch that the rear window panel just slides back during the conversion from pickup to SUV. I just don't think we've seen it open before with the gas struts underneath. This was my first time seeing it, anyway. Slate even posted a video a while back of them...

Since the squareback's rear glass is the same component, it stands to reason that the basic single cab truck configuration would also allow you to open the glass this way. I hope so anyway. I guess it depends on how the window is latched closed.

a small detail, but good to finally see.

I wonder if these ones even have glass in the doors. It seemed like the early prototypes could only roll down part way. So either they've updated the window mechanisms, or they've just removed the glass entirely.

Slate posted a video a while back of the truck getting loaded up with picnic gear. It had the squareback cover. Tailgate down, glass... also down. It looked really awkward. I really hope that's going to get a rethink.

Chris said the SUV kit would be in the $5000 range. That's not a number I had heard before from an official source.

This article on Autopian made me laugh. They fantasize about a new EV El Camino with a fold out 2nd row seat, and basically just end up reinventing the Slate. https://www.theautopian.com/a-reader-requested-new-el-camino-could-solve-the-ford-mavericks-biggest-problem/