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So long as they don't block Linux phones from running the Android app somehow, people who choose niche, hackable, privacy-focused technology should have some options.

Generative AI is trained by people who are firm believers in generative AI. And of course: By any chance were you asking Gemini about Waymo? Though, every major AI company has some stake in promoting autonomous vehicles. I do believe self-driving cars are a serious threat to people's privilege...

Telo seems nice, I don't think there's reason to be hostile with another independent small EV truck that's clearly trying to be something different than Slate. We're on the same side, and not really competing! I recall hearing that the Telo people were friendly with Slate as well. I do...

I was going to half-jokingly raise the point that the "turbo button" was actually supposed to slow down the computer, but I decided to check Wikipedia to make sure, and...turns out, that's a myth/misunderstanding. The turbo mode is indeed meant to make the computer run faster. So, I learned...

I think people's perception of gas prices' as an unpredictable and serious "problem" that they want to be "safe" from in the future has increased significantly. I think "safety" is one of the things Slate can offer. The simplicity, reliability, and maintainability are part of that, and I think...

If my mother started random conversations by reciting AI answers unprompted (no pun intended) in a public space, I would certainly ask her to stop. More politely, perhaps, but still. Edit: If OP was curious about whether the Slate's body panels would be made of the same material as those cars...

Hopefully, the Slate will be simple enough to make these systems easy to defeat. Worst-case scenario, you aren't losing a bunch of tightly-integrated software features and physical things like a dashboard tablet by bypassing the factory electronics.

In that case, I apologize for reacting strongly - I interpreted it as a condescending dismissal, and it seems that wasn't the intention.

Don't insult me by explaining what a NEURAL NETWORK is. I said I was reading about AI theory. Almost everyone is using a neural network. I can make an artificial neural network on my personal computer in a matter of hours by following a Python tutorial. That's not the same thing as claiming to...

In case people still take this seriously and haven't found out yet, there are two things you should know about Donut. https://www.theautopian.com/the-game-changing-promises-of-the-worlds-first-production-solid-state-battery-are-being-questioned-by-a-whistleblower-report/ A criminal report has...

No, the problem is OpSec. Privacy wouldn't be a problem. Cameras facing outside the vehicle are a privacy issue (based on automaker privacy policies that claim broad rights to record everything and everyone around a vehicle), but any right to privacy hasn't been a regulatory priority for a long...

Ah yes. The Clean Slate. Good to know Slate Auto already has another model planned.

I didn't mean to imply that was a good example of "systems being integrated". I'm thinking about a huge subject I looked at a bunch and my thoughts are a bit hard to convey.

I was researching this subject a while back, and wasn't entirely sure what Slate's architecture actually was. I probably could have found the interview, but I got caught up researching the new stuff like zonal architecture...and cloud. 😬 I actually think it's one of the brilliant things about...

1. How are they convinced that the car has failed in the market and that the company shouldn't have folded? It hasn't gone up for sale yet! There's some ongoing collective hallucination that Slate has been vaporware for years and increased in price, rather than having been announced roughly...

I thought this was sarcasm at first, but I can't tell. Also, I haven't been keeping up, where did $59k come from? (I haven't been keeping up in large part because these discussions tend to get repetitive and keep starting from really weird accounts. I seriously suspect AI shenanigans from...

I've seen that as a real idea recently; for automakers to start making factory-refurbished cars or something.

Saw one in Washington last year. Almost missed the event because their website makes you dig for the event list instead of having some obvious news/update feed on the homepage...gave feedback then and they still haven't improved it. It does make some sense, since California, Texas, and...

I haven't watched enough Barman interviews to actually evaluate whether she "doesn't like physical keys", but that's not the impression I've had so far. I thought it was more about not wanting a maximally-retro no-remote-unlock-ever system that can only be opened with a physical key in the slot...

OH. I think I read your argument backwards, because it looked to me as if you were arguing against DIN. "Automakers don't support DIN because it locks users into their ecosystem" I read this as "automakers don't support DIN because DIN locks users into DIN's ecosystem" You probably meant it as...