{
  "id": 19826251,
  "title": "Screenless GPS: Slate Auto says, \"Remember the road atlas\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/screenless-gps-slate-auto-says-remember-the-road-atlas",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-13T14:45:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/11/screenless-gps-slate-auto-says-remember-the-road-atlas/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Slate Auto, a startup, appears to be aware of a current trend, according to <source>. The company offers an affordable electric truck with only the essentials, allowing owners to manage everything else themselves, all at a starting price under $25,000. Slate does not include an embedded infotainment system in their truck. The dashboard features a small digital display for speed and range, a backup camera in reverse, and two USB-C ports for power. Slate's \"Screenless GPS\" is their solution to getting lost, a spiral-bound road atlas, according to the OEM. Slate believes that familiar devices should suffice for navigation, just as they did for previous generations.",
  "summary": "What’s more fitting than a spiral-bound map for a bare-bones two-door pickup?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}