That would be ideal; something of an Open Platform with fully interchangeable parts.

It’s not quite fully everything we’d want, but that Slate truck that was announced (launched?) last year seems like it’s a step in the right direction.

The issue at play largely is that customer demand needs to make such options not only viable for manufacturers - but an outright requirement in order for them to remain competitive and relevant.

Bring on an era where minivans are cool again, SUVs are tacky, and hot hatches + coupes reign supreme.

It probably wouldn’t meet the strict legal definition, as no copy (physical or digital) is left behind for any period of time - as RAM is volatile and its contents disappear on power cycle.

Here in Melbourne, Australia - the diesel price is currently the equivalent of $8.60 USD / gallon ($2.65AUD / litre).

There is probably some technicality in that since it doesn’t record audio, but rather just keeps a transcription - that it might not fall afoul of two-party consent?

I did ~330m x $1000 = ~$330b x 5 = $1.65t

e: Mind you, it’s 9:30pm here and I’m exhausted looking after a newborn, so I may be missing something. 😅

Sure, go right ahead and add something like $1.6T to the national debt. Fuck it - why not!