The big thing is the (supposed) mid-$20k base price. Exact pricing hasn't been announced yet (and seems likely to increase, what with tariffs and unpredictable AI-based electronic component shortages). But if they actually do manage to bring a small, practical electric truck to market for, say, $27,000 and they can actually produce them at scale so there isn't a years-long waiting list to get one...

Well, that will be a big deal, I think.

And, yeah. Doesn't seem like it will be spyware on wheels, since it doesn't even come with an infotainment system. You're meant to mount your own phone or tablet to the dash instead. Those, of course, have their own spyware issues. But you could always just not do that if you're worried about your privacy -- you'd have no nav and no music, but also no spyware. Or just use an old tablet that doesn't have an internet connection or something.

From what I've heard, Amazon is a major investor, but not the majority owner.

I may not have heard the full story, though.

There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.

If you want to drive a car at all, you're going to end up supporting some huge corporation. And pretty much all huge corporations are at least somewhat friendly towards fascism.

(When an open source car project that anyone can build and make parts for gets off the ground, let me know. I'll be the first in line. Until then...)