Slate truck question - Lemmy.World

I have a preorder for one. And I’ve been debating the best solution for a “stereo” Right now I’m literally thinking just a Bluetooth speaker that supports multiple devices so the other two drivers in the family can also use it. But is there anything more interesting? Like a tablet with a simple card providing wifi hotspot maybe… Or a modified steamdeck with a controller kind of thing. I’d love some creatice ideas

There are mountains of cheap Chinese Android Auto/Apple CarPlay devices you can just shove in there. That’s my plan. I assume that’s what you mean by “stereo”.

I’m hoping they will add an option for wiring and speakers, and I can just throw in a DIN stereo, but probably just wishful thinking there…

Is there even a spot to “shove it?” You’d also need to wire power (constant and switched), ground, and all the speaker wiring plus mount speakers inside somehow. It sounds like their intention is literally using a Bluetooth speaker for the base model without a stereo or infotainment.

I’m more curious how they’re getting around the backup camera mandate since the only option is a phone/tablet mount, but even with that you won’t be able to display a backup camera even if that hardware is included.

I had not thought about the backup camera. I wonder if any other integration options will be available with the tiny screen its got available. They said during the q&a recently that they would be releasing .STL files. Maybe they offer something for din and double din units.