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You are talking about a macro type system which would be awesome to do a routine on command.
Better yet, not have to issue a command at all. The system recognizes the truck has gone into drive and it sets your preferred drive mode, overriding the ridiculous EPA requirement to set to AP/auto ride height.
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This will be great if they can make it agentic to perform tasks like putting the truck into your preferred drive mode when you start it, or changing the drive mode to all purpose / soft when you enable D+. Probably not though.
If you mean having it do things that you cannot do manually, I'd doubt it. But you can voice command modes changes:
 

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I also wish it could select a station through Sirius XM. Right now, as i don't have apple music, all it can do really is turn on and off the radio or toggle to XM, it can't select music genre or stations. Maybe this will come later.
 

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I also wish it could select a station through Sirius XM. Right now, as i don't have apple music, all it can do really is turn on and off the radio or toggle to XM, it can't select music genre or stations. Maybe this will come later.
I asked RA to change to Tune-In and play a specific radio station, and it seemed to work. But maybe that was the last station I was listening to anyway, and RA just got lucky. More testing needed...

It works pretty well with Spotify.
 

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I am also extremely disappointed this is a Connect+ function. >$100k truck with useless existing voice control, and their solution is a paid one? I've never owned a vehicle where voice control was an extra. I've driven cars a few years old with amazing voice functionality.

You can argue in favor with the $/day, but this is a principle issue. You can argue with the cost/day for anything and make it seem insignificant. My satisfaction rating just plummeted.
 

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I am also extremely disappointed this is a Connect+ function. >$100k truck with useless existing voice control, and their solution is a paid one? I've never owned a vehicle where voice control was an extra. I've driven cars a few years old with amazing voice functionality.

You can argue in favor with the $/day, but this is a principle issue. You can argue with the cost/day for anything and make it seem insignificant. My satisfaction rating just plummeted.
You can use Alexa for free so it is untrue to say you HAVE to pay for voice control. Now if you want a more capable (even industry leading) voice control then pay and get the other benefits.
 

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This would have the AI do things that you can do manually, but don't want to bother yourself with.
I am also extremely disappointed this is a Connect+ function. >$100k truck with useless existing voice control, and their solution is a paid one? I've never owned a vehicle where voice control was an extra. I've driven cars a few years old with amazing voice functionality.

You can argue in favor with the $/day, but this is a principle issue. You can argue with the cost/day for anything and make it seem insignificant. My satisfaction rating just plummeted.
Connect+ is mostly for the data plan. They are just hanging features onto it.
 

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I am also extremely disappointed this is a Connect+ function. >$100k truck with useless existing voice control, and their solution is a paid one? I've never owned a vehicle where voice control was an extra. I've driven cars a few years old with amazing voice functionality.

You can argue in favor with the $/day, but this is a principle issue. You can argue with the cost/day for anything and make it seem insignificant. My satisfaction rating just plummeted.
Those vehicles almost certainly did not use AI/LLM. They were great because they were trained on a very limited static set of voice commands using 10 - 15 year old mature technology. The world is going to subscription models for almost everything that needs regular updates. Like it or not, it's the "Way of the World".
 

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I get that the new voice is different than most systems, and certainly Alexa. So maybe my gripe should be why is the Rivian's Alexa so bad? Is anyone productively using it?

I cannot even dial or redial a call with it. It says 'redialing' or but nothing happens. I can also ask it to call [John Smith] and it says there is no [John Smith], yet I see the name and # on the display. I had a loaner Audi a year or so ago that had amazing SMS interaction through voice.
 

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I get that the new voice is different than most systems, and certainly Alexa. So maybe my gripe should be why is the Rivian's Alexa so bad? Is anyone productively using it?

I cannot even dial or redial a call with it. It says 'redialing' or but nothing happens. I can also ask it to call [John Smith] and it says there is no [John Smith], yet I see the name and # on the display. I had a loaner Audi a year or so ago that had amazing SMS interaction through voice.
Alexa has always worked for my phone calls, to play music, and to bright / dim screens / turn on off lights etc. So overall pretty happy with it, ut definitely jist a little better than prior vehicles native systems. My 23 etron wasn't as good but just my experience.

Now Android Auto is a different ball game. Looking forward to using new features, but haven't driven truck this week to see if close to now matching Android Auto. However need to pay for a phone to have those features in other vehicles 😀.
 

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Great inputs from others - thank you for sharing. Increasing my learning fast without trying everything myself. Here is another input/observation/possibility to improve:

- I am used to perplexity on my phone carrying on conversation for 5-10 or more minutes if I wanted to have back and forth on any topic. This was very handy. Felt like an intelligent passenger you are conversing with on a long drive.

- with the Rivian AI Assistant, it disconnects after answering, and I have to "hey Rivian" or long-press left center button (my preferred option)..so it was getting annoying. I did ask the Assistant if it could stay "on" and have a conversation and it said and disconnected :). But then, when I asked next time a topic, it ended with a question for me to respond to and stayed on. And I used that to continue conversation for some time.

The topic was to compare Gen1, Gen2 compute with RAP1 (Gen3)Rivian computes, and then with Tesla HW3 and HW4 compute as well as MCU differences (AMD Ryzen on the Teslas vs the Snapdragon on the Rivians) etc. It was good learning.

So one feature wish-list would be - have an option where instead of a single conversation (drop after execution), can have a continued conversation (so driver decides when to stop and not the Assistant)..
 

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Great inputs from others - thank you for sharing. Increasing my learning fast without trying everything myself. Here is another input/observation/possibility to improve:

- I am used to perplexity on my phone carrying on conversation for 5-10 or more minutes if I wanted to have back and forth on any topic. This was very handy. Felt like an intelligent passenger you are conversing with on a long drive.

- with the Rivian AI Assistant, it disconnects after answering, and I have to "hey Rivian" or long-press left center button (my preferred option)..so it was getting annoying. I did ask the Assistant if it could stay "on" and have a conversation and it said and disconnected :). But then, when I asked next time a topic, it ended with a question for me to respond to and stayed on. And I used that to continue conversation for some time.

The topic was to compare Gen1, Gen2 compute with RAP1 (Gen3)Rivian computes, and then with Tesla HW3 and HW4 compute as well as MCU differences (AMD Ryzen on the Teslas vs the Snapdragon on the Rivians) etc. It was good learning.

So one feature wish-list would be - have an option where instead of a single conversation (drop after execution), can have a continued conversation (so driver decides when to stop and not the Assistant)..
Check Jose’s video in post #92 around 3:30 in. Shows a keep listening option, isn’t that what you are looking for?
 

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I took an R1 out for an hour today the sat in another for about 30 minutes to play with Rivian Assistant. Color me impressed, within its limitations anyway. The natural language ability is very good. I tried saying the same commands and queries in several different ways from clear and formal to slangy and less clear and it never stumbled. Actual controlling of vehicle settings is pretty broad but there are limits and restrictions. You can’t roll down windows for example, for safety reasons, but changing drive modes, comfort, music was quick and easy. Left me with great first impressions.
 
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Check Jose’s video in post #92 around 3:30 in. Shows a keep listening option, isn’t that what you are looking for?
oh perfect - thanks - I should RTMF :). Will give this a try later today. wonder soon wife finds me missing at home because I am sitting in the car talking endlessly to a smart female - that's trouble :CWL:
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