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Not making a reservation because it seems like a waste of $50 right now. But I'll buy on day one that they are selling to the general public, provided I can get my finances in order.

Using the phone mount's sliding rail for decorations is genius. I wonder if many owners will remove Slate's phone mount to put other things on the rail. Personally I use a phone mount that clips to the vent, which I like because I can switch between my charger and aux cord with one hand. Plus I...

Yes there was just one vehicle. There were big Slate banners at the entrance to Hook Hall, and I walked in and found the Slate stage up on my right. You don't have to buy a ticket to the Hook Hall event to see the Slate. The times are 11am-6pm https://www.slate.auto/en/events

they won’t really even let you touch it. I wanted to try rolling the window on the door that was open, but that wasn’t allowed. Pretty sure the window cranks don’t work on these models.

I was there. I wasn't gonna bother posting pictures here because it's nothing new or exciting compared to other pictures you've seen. I was glad to see the truck in person.

Fine with me. I commute 30-40 miles, but I almost never break 60mph during that. Even on occasional trips with long highway stretches, I prefer to stay in the right lane around 60-70. Saving a few minutes of driving is not worth raising my blood pressure by going faster than necessary. I like a...

I hope many of us here are digital minimalists. The digital minimalism is one of the most appealing qualities of Slate. One hiccup I have with Slate though is the assumption that Bluetooth is the default for listening to music. These days I don't use Bluetooth for anything. What I have in my...

I have no problem with using Ai to summarize information or get ideas, but you have got to at least read what it spits out before you post.

And that's not even as bad as kids learning to drive in the average 2020s truck. https://jensorensen.com/2022/12/07/truck-suv-frontover-blind-zone-cartoon/ The Slate truck is obviously nowhere near this level of insanity, but I still feel more comfortable driving (and especially teaching my kid...

A sedan/coupe should have a lower hood height than a truck though. Lower hood height gives you much better visibility in front of you. That's why my dad taught me to drive in a sedan first, so I could learn how to stay in the lines and not hit curbs, before he let me drive a truck. The Slate's...

I'd love to see this actually. The Slate is pretty much my dream truck in every way, but I also like how it feels to drive a lower car. If I could afford it someday, I'd buy both!

I think it would be fun if they made a sports car, of course with all the Slate brand elements like manual windows, circular headlights, etc. Would be cool to see how their branding translates to different types of cars. But regardless, I will be most thrilled for this pickup truck.

Oh that's a bit frustrating. Maybe then I'll get third-party speakers instead.

I'm not talking about Bluetooth. The Slate dashboard speakers aren't Bluetooth, are they? Ideally I want to plug my phone into an aux cord wired directly to the speakers. Although I guess I can get a Bluetooth volume knob if it works.

Haven't thought about it. I guess it would partially depend on what the Slate service network ends up looking like.

yellow or orange wrap center+left+right dashboard speakers if there's an option for a volume knob for the speakers without getting an entire radio (because I just want to play music from my phone, but prefer a knob to volume buttons) Things to consider later: window crank accent rings in magma...

oh that would suck if the windows were bad. i love crank windows so much, but I would hate to be that friend who has to tell every passenger "yeah sorry my shit windows don't work". Slate cannot fuck this up when those windows are part of their brand.

For me personally it is basically the most important feature. I do not want my car to connect to the internet. Surprisingly, that single parameter narrows down my car-buying options to almost zero. That's why I'm rooting for slate!

I'm Gen Z. I think we young people tend to be into "retro" things for fun/aesthetics. Kids on tiktok romanticize vinyl records, old cameras, flip phones, etc. Personally I like crank windows not just because they're my childhood, but because they're just safer and more reliable. Also, I haven't...

There is nothing other than Slate, because there are currently ZERO new vehicles that are fully touchscreen-free and internet-free. I'm kind of surprised that isn't THE main interest of more people here, because everyone I talk to in real life says that they hate touchscreens in cars but just...