What I want to see, if you want to make a "privacy friendly" EV, is make the OS open source. Then we can easily guarantee privacy.
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and have updates installed via static file, don't get my phone involved
This is heavily backed by Jeff Bezos btw, so, don’t get too excited
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hey i heard there was a table fight goin on y'all want any tables thrown
Some do. Indirectly.
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Even if you don’t like Jeff Bezos, the fact of this existing opens the door for smaller competitors to enter the scene.
Canada is getting 3% more ev competition due the recent 49k chinese imports deal even if they’re banned from entering the USA, Americans will have an easier time checking out the models on their travels and then they will ask their-out of-touch politicians why they don’t also have similar options.
The future is EV!
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So, if this is bezos, it's just them openly admitting that they already get more than enough info from everyone, regardless of purchase, from ring cameras and flock.
Bezos is one investor of many, unfortunately, but I don't believe it's known how much say they have in the company or not.
If you think high profile investors like this stay as true silent partners and don't have deeper hooks into operations of a small startup like this, and don't have teams that get regular consultations on meaningful future decisions, than I'd like you to please invest in my campaign for local dogcatcher. I need 7 million and then you leave me alone to work, because I don't owe you anything.
I think they absolutely can have deep hooks, but how much sway those hooks have somewhat depends on how much stake they own in the company, which AFAIK is undisclosed.
Bezos. No thanks.
I hate the guy too. But, I'm actually looking for a small EV that is 4wd and has enough range. At the very least, this adds more options
Buying this will give Amazon more money to buy out the competition before they even make it to market.
Yeah. I'm in Australia. They likely won't even sell it here
Byd will probably just grab some of the ideas, and I'll buy them 😂
I just hate that all the 4wd stuff is massive. I really want something more that's a jimny but BEV. I drive a jeep now, but I don't need to tow or compensate for anything
I really want something more that's a jimny but BEV
For Aus, the upcoming iCaur V23 perhaps.
I ordered one day 1. There are a lot of drawbacks though. I don't care for trucks. This would be my first one. I appreciate the exclusion of a modem but...not even so much as wiring for an aftermarket audio system is dumb.
My largest concern remains the future of the company. As the article states, most consumers don't care about privacy. They expect connected everything. And I don't think a small truck is viable in the US market.
Further, the price is still too high. You can get a Chevy Bolt for the same price, with many more comfort and convenience features. This will be an unfortunate result of the company's small size and low volume.
Nevertheless I will vote with my wallet and hope I'm wrong.
Who wants a big truck? I don't think you know what people who actually need work trucks want
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not even so much as wiring for an aftermarket audio system is dumb.
Not having power windows too. I get the point of simplicity, but you gotta have at least some basic conveniences.
And I don't think a small truck is viable in the US market.
Isn’t the Maverick super popular?
I mean, you can get power windows with it, I just wonder what that add-on will cost.
I recently drove a Uhaul with manual windows and definitely don't need that in my life again, lol.
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Not having an AWD version is a non-starter for me up here in the frozen North.
That's where you just need a diesel. Don't forget that blockheater! And a torch to reheat the fuel line and the gas tank or fuel pump.
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Any chance this design is open source, so I can build my own?
Or is this just proprietary corporate trash?
if you really want to build your own, buy a kit car. they're cheaper.
Any chance those kits are open source?
There have been a handful of open source car projects like the Tabby EVO, but most of them seem to have stalled out somewhat. The Tabby EVO website appears to be down, though you can see it through the wayback machine.
Kit cars based on common off-the-shelf parts may be an easier route for people wanting to build their own car from scratch.
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Now if only it were body on frame too then I could finally own something like my first vehicle (a '98 S10) again.
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Does every EV startup in US have to make a pickup? Such a stupid country.
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EU just made driver facing cameras mandatory for all new cars so I guess Europe is not much smart either.
Just to be clear, this "truck" is absolutely tiny. It's several inches shorter than a Toyota Corolla. I think it's pretty great for a city dweller that occasionally has a need for a bit more carrying capacity.
Edit: with the one big caveat that a lot of city dwellers don't have access to charging at home.
Do you have a source for the second claim?
I have to admit I missed that to. They have hidden it behind innocent looking names and ADDW and DDAW. Starting next month it's mandatory in all cars that are sold in EU.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=intcom%3AC%282023%294523
https://smarteye.se/blog/what-to-know-about-ddaw-and-addw-systems/
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Like apple claims to protect its users privacy I guess. It ends up being a matter of trust with now a days mobile phones with wheels and motor
If they really don't include a modem as they claim, then it would be truly fundamentally different, and apple's privacy claims would not be an apt comparison.
If a user does not install the Slate app, there would be literally no way for the vehicle to collect any information whatsoever, it would be like driving an EV from the 90's, if they had better batteries back then. That would make it stand out as the only privacy respecting modern production vehicle I'm aware of, besides toys for the rich like a Morgan.
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