Screenless GPS: Slate Auto says, “Remember the road atlas”
Summary
Ars Technica reviews Slate Auto’s screenless GPS concept for its affordable electric pickup, which relies on a spiral-bound road atlas instead of an embedded navigation system. The piece discusses the trade-offs between physical maps and modern digital navigation, noting the atlas is portable and vehicle-agnostic but not turn-by-turn, and compares it to more detailed map data from suppliers like HERE. It frames the concept as a nostalgic yet practical take on minimalist automotive tech in a post-digital navigation era.