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this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2026
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It doesn't make things much better, but:
Also, it doesn't play while you're driving.
BTW, according to BMW it's not an ad, lol:
Once again: since there's no way of getting around surveillance & IoT bullshit in cars, I'm just going to have to take extremely good care of my old clunker.
I will continue to pray for Slate to not completely suck. There's a "smart" module that has a cellular modem, but it's something you have to opt into and pay for it.
What's Slate? Interesting.
All electric, modular pickup truck starting at $24,000. The truck is highly modular in parts and accessories as well as mods to turn it into more of a crossover/2 row vehicle. Stock vehicle comes with crank windows and no radio by default. All things you can add (or remove/modify) at any time. It's a startup, so it has yet to be seen how good of a reception it has.
Same. I have a 2016 Subaru Outback that I wouldn't mind giving to my daughter, but like hell am I buying anything connected to the Internet and tracking my every drive (for profit). Slate and to a lesser degree: Rivian are my only EV choices right now.
Ah yes, this is a partnership, not an ad.
Some marketing executive earned their paycheck for the month by coming up with this…
I already hate the random length warning to obey road laws.
For now you can skip it. Later you need verification fuel for your car to do that.
This would be a neat gimmick if it came with free tickets to the movie. Considering the price of the cars and the fact that only newish ones get the ad, they could afford it. It might even be positive PR.