Slate Auto: “Cloud? Oh, you mean that completely optional telematics thingy that’s intended more for business fleets! Yeah, that’s excluded by default on our vehicle.”
No, i was giving an example of something that is called by an outdated term. A Leaf is an EV, but I still call the accelerator the “gas pedal”. (Its not even the gas pedal on a modern combustion engine car, its the air pedal)
The car has a button you push to turn it on like a normal car with a pushbutton start.
Slate Auto: “Cloud? Oh, you mean that completely optional telematics thingy that’s intended more for business fleets! Yeah, that’s excluded by default on our vehicle.”
Too bad Bezos has his hand in it.
“Don’t be evil…” - Google
Y’all don’t learn.
I preordered one. I think I might see how to use meshtastic to add remote start. Should be able to have bidirectional status and huge range.
You have my attention… but with Meshcore and a repeater magnet mounted to the roof.
What’s a repeater magnet?
Meshcore uses a Repeater & Companion Node setup where as Meshtastic is more peer to peer.
Here’s a quick video showing the concept I had in my head.
https://youtube.com/shorts/VqjJ67SuRUw?is=070uPwoYDEbeM6fG
The magnet is the antenna mount type, but I personally would use one of the roof rack screw points, to act as structure and a ground plane connection.
It’s an electric truck. You don’t need remote start.
I presume you mean remote climate control.
Yes but Kleenex and Google. Its a generic term for turning your car on away from the “start” “ignition” button.
Sort of like the gas pedal in my leaf.
Wait. You don’t have to press a button to turn it on? That would take a bit of getting used to
No, i was giving an example of something that is called by an outdated term. A Leaf is an EV, but I still call the accelerator the “gas pedal”. (Its not even the gas pedal on a modern combustion engine car, its the air pedal)
The car has a button you push to turn it on like a normal car with a pushbutton start.
…but they’re building a fleet truck…?