You can see the rear is torn down too, they're just only showing one camera view. The purpose of the video is to inform us that they're doing tests, not to share their results (even though I want results).
Not that it's something I'm interested in/can afford, but it's an impressive car. Seeing what's coming out if the rest of the world vs american automakers cancelling most of their EVs is fascinating/disappointing.
All of Dark Star's points are extremely valid, and a good example of what the limiting factors in sales will be.
I don't wander too far into the "value for money" discussion because a lot of what makes the slate valuable to me (repairability) doesn't translate to most of the car market...
I was going to add the the best "car audio" I've ever experienced is when I would commute on back country roads and listen to music with my sennheiser noise cancelling headphones, haha.
A well designed bluetooth speaker setup is the "radically simple" version of an infotainment system. The infotainment system you carry in your pocket anyway + good speakers = everything most people need.
The video shows the slate driving in a straight line and curving slightly at a constant speed, showcasing literally nothing about how it handles the ice, haha.
I like that so many people here looked at the giant gaping space in the dash and then complained that a DIN stereo won't fit. Looks like you could mount about 8 single-DINs in there.
Personally, I like the time NYC paid them $4 million to say "maybe you should put your trash in cans"
When people talk about government waste, they mostly mean consulting firms, even if they don't know it.