Yeah, has that gotten off the ground yet? Or is it still just investor stage pipe dream?
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lobut@lemmy.ca 2 months agoSounds a bit like the Slate truck to me.
hansolo@lemmy.today 2 months ago
lobut@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I thought it was further along that a pipe dream with the demos and videos I’ve seen. I think I’m cautiously optimistic until it officially comes out and I see reviews.
It has the modularity I like. We’ll have to see if it can deliver.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Imagine Slate without Bezos
Would be so exciting
lobut@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I know!!
I really wish it wouldn’t benefit Lex Luthor. If it makes waves, hopefully other similar types of cars will come along by the time my civic needs to be replaced.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Hey there we go, now I can be excited about their future… Nice
Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I have. Then I realize Slate doesn’t get a chance to change vehicular design without him.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Intriguing, care to say more?
network_switch@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I would guess he’s thinking money. Design, production line, and legal are all going to be extremely expensive. Bezos is a name and face but if you replace his name with JP Morgan Chase, BNY Mellon , Blackrock, etc is there really that big of a difference. The large financial institutions have done far more for far longer to people all around the world
Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 months ago
With out Bezo’s name recognition very, very few would have heard about Slate and their little pickup/SUV. That’s a level of advertisement that money simply can’t buy as a startup. We certainly wouldn’t be talking about them without Bezos’ name being attached to them. And they certainly wouldn’t have access to the investors and financial doors his name can easily open.