Special Q&A for Reservation Holders w/ Slate Auto CEO

[Daemoch]

Roll bar is a DOT safety requirement they cant negotiate around so they can offer/add seating (see the 1987 YJ Jeep wrangler for reference). A panel truck top doesn't add the seating (and so not the shoulder straps) so doesn't require the roll bar. In the interest of keeping it all as simple and as cheap as possible, I can absolutely see why they only offer the two options.

I'd be willing to bet either they or a 3rd party will quickly make one available though.

 

[KevinRS]

I'd bet that more options will show up before the Slate even ships. There are items that have been mentioned that haven't shown up on the maker, and they are asking for 3rd parties to contact them to make accessories that will be shown and sold through the Slate site. Most stuff that doesn't need safety testing like the rollbars will be 3rd party.