Oh no... Is it? I figure they're some small start up from Indiana so hopefully might be more trustworthy. The base model doesn't even have a modem!

Edit: FUCK ME you're right. Bezos funded them so he could compete against Tesla. Jfc. I'm not buying one, ever then.

The same with those Fire TVs auto updating without a network connection, I'm assuming it's using some sort of LoRa radio technology so they're able to still transmit data whether you like it or not! I noticed it on our conference room TV, not hooked up internet at all, but I noticed the fire TV ads were updating. I blocked it on our network via mac address just in case, but I read up on it, and they use a "proprietary technology" so the TV's can still update.

LoRa or WiFi HaLow is my guess since you don't mess a license like HAM, it's low power, inexpensive, etc. Would not be surprised one bit if Amazon is secretly listening without public knowledge. (Maybe too tinfoil hat ish)

Edit 2: what's worse, Slate swapped in a former Amazon exec to be the new CEO. Fucking doing sorry already before even releasing 1 vehicle. They're NOT trustworthy IMO. Maybe they won't have a modem in the base model, but they're probably counting on people opting for technology, and they'll still likely get financial data through the sales process that Bezos and Amazon can capitalize on. There will definitely be some sort of data brokering involved!