SNOW MODE & other nice upgrades coming in Rivian Software Update 2022.47 ❄️

[mini2nut]

Nice upgrade! I really like “Improved battery longevity, battery durability, and regenerative braking performance.” I assume it for the 12v batteries.

Let’s hope hope a dash cam is coming next.

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[SSteveEV]

No futon was a spelling error, it was front and second-row.

But for anyone interested Home Depot does sell a Rivian Futon for $993.12. I hope Rivian Futon starts trending...

 

[the long way downunder]

https://rivian.software/version-2022-47/

Version 2022.47

New Snow Mode
Snow mode maximizes comfort in snow, slush, or icy on-road conditions. A relaxed pedal response and reduced regenerative braking allow for more precise control on low-grip road surfaces. Also, the vehicle offers improved performance when it slows to a stop, Go to Drive Modes > Snow.
Note: To go off road in snow, use the Off-Road All-Terrain mode.

New Address Sharing from the Rivian Mobile App to the Vehicle
Share an address from the Rivian mobile app version 1.9 or later. You can also search for an address in Google Maps(TM) or Apple(R) Maps on your smartphone. Then choose Share and select the Rivian mobile app from the list of share options.

New Vehicle Controls Support with the Rivian Mobile App
With the Rivian mobile app version 1.9 or later, you have remote cabin preconditioning controls so you can remotely prepare the cabin climate for travel in cold weather:

• Heat the futon and second-row seats.
• Heat the steering wheel.
• Turn on defrost. (This option is available after you turned on the cabin climate from the Rivian mobile app.)

New TIDAL Music Source
TIDAL(R) is now available in the Media app. To use TIDAL, log into a paid account when your vehicle is in Park and has cellular or Wi-Fi connectivity.

New Song Queues
For Spotify and TIDAL, you can add a song to a queue and view a song queue to find out which songs will play next.
For Spotify, you can do the following to further customize your music listening experience:

• Search or play a stand-alone song, and add it to the queue.
• Open an album, playlist, or audiobook, and add those tracks to the queue.

New Audiobooks in Spotify
Audiobooks are now available for users with US-based Spotify Premium accounts.

Independent Volume Controls
You can now set different volume levels for various audio sources, including voice navigation, phone calls, media, and Alexa. Choose Volume at the bottom right of the center display.
You can also use the left thumb control on the steering wheel to set the volume of the audio source that is currently active.

New Data and Privacy Controls
The Settings app now offers a new Data and Privacy tab to provide better visibility and control over vehicle data that is shared and used. We’ve added options to limit sharing of precise location data to support certain features and services. We’ve also added options that allow you to enable your vehicle’s interior camera to support safety features. To review and confirm your data privacy settings. go to Settings > Data and Privacy.
Note: If you limit sharing of precise location data, Highway Assist won’t be available.

Additional Improvements

• Improved ride quality with updated suspension settings and refined the Drive Modes > Ride settings as follows:
  • Soft: Active dampening improvements to ride quality.
  • Stiff: Improved handling capabilities.
• Improved battery longevity, battery durability, and regenerative braking performance. Also enhanced regen availability, and you can use regen for longer durations.
  • NOTE: Regen performance may be reduced at lower ambient temperatures.
• When Gear Guard video is disabled, overnight range loss can be reduced by up to 20%
• The vehicle can now sleep even if a door is left open.
• Improved responsiveness and reliability of key card taps and key fob button presses when the vehicle is asleep.
• In the Navigation app, you can now set your current as your Home or Work location.
• Improved automatic humidity control to help keep the cabin more comfortable.
• If your windows require calibration, the center display notifies you to reset the windows. Choose Owner’s Guide from the menu on the center display. Search for Reset the Windows and follow the instructions.
• Improved the SOS or emergency call feature to help prevent accidental calls by increasing the duration of the cancellation period on the center display from 10 to 20 seconds.
• Fixed an issue when the Power lift gate operation setting didn’t persist during vehicle sleep and software updates.
• Fixed an issue when third-row reading lights didn’t turn off or dim after cabin lights were turned on from the center display.
• Fixed a rare issue when a password was required for an open Wi-Fi network.
• Addressed an issue that turned off Pet Comfort when you heated the steering wheel.
• Highway Assist improvement to more easily override automatic steering when you want to take over.
• Addressed a rare issue when Highway Assist disengaged during heavy traffic conditions with low visibility of lane markings.
• Improved Highway Assist availability on banked roads.
• Fixed a rare issue when after the vehicle displayed a warning that your hands were off of the wheel, it erroneously displayed a failure notification if you moved the steering wheel.

that's a pretty juicy patch

 

[moosehead]

Per the Rivian Reddit thread, this update is currently in beta testing with employee rigs and will be issued in about two weeks.

Come on Santa!

 

[Kalorado]

All sounds good, now hopefully they can figure out why my truck has lost all connectivity (Cellular, WiFi, GPS) and is unable to perform hard reboots so I can actually update it

So I had a similar issue back in August with intermittent connectivity, intermittent driver plus and inability to hard reset. Finally my truck lost all cell and gps. Wassym at rivian reached out to me for my vin via Reddit and determined I had a bad telemetry module. They replaced it the next week and all was fixed. You might reach out to service and see if that is your issue. It was my understanding they hadn’t seen a bad one before mine but your issue sounds like mine.

 

[R1T SF]

There is probably some sort of licensing thing with Apple. They charge for everything and my guess is that it may be costly for Rivian to include Apple apps it may be why it took Tesla so long to add Apple

Amazon is one of Rivian's largest investors, no way Amazon allows Apple (a major streaming competitor) to have integration.

 

[Marbleguy]

It does seem like a great update for you all that have a vehicle already. For those of us that are still waiting, it also seems encouraging. But the real issue for me is, V-2-H capability.

The entire reason why I started to consider a battery powered vehicle was so that I could run it as battery backup to my PV system. Having owned a number of Fords and currently owning a few Fords, it was only natural that I looked at the Lightning. Unfortunately for Ford, the dealership's got greedy which caused me to look elsewhere. Then I found Rivian, and WOW was I impressed (and very much still am). I'm impressed with a number of things. Some of which are RJ himself, he seems to be a really sharp guy and also very conscientious. I'm pretty impressed with some of the business models that I'm aware of and obviously the vehicle is outstanding. I have clients that already have taken possession of theirs and they absolutely love it.

My proposed delivery date for a Compass Yellow R1T is March or April of this next year. That's very exciting! The problem is, it's not going to do me much good if I can't use it as potential battery backup.

This update does seem impressive, I hope they're able to figure V2H/bi-directional charging by Q1. It would seem like an easy fix, but I'm not a car manufacturer or a software guy, so what do I know? Other than that I need a battery backup system.

 

[Cactus]

The way I read it, it is for on road and for off road you would use Off-Road All-Terrain.

New Snow Mode
Snow mode maximizes comfort in snow, slush, or icy on-road conditions. A relaxed pedal response and reduced regenerative breaking allow for more precise control on low-grip road surfaces. Also, the vehicle offers improved performance when it slows to a stop, Go to Drive Modes > Snow.
Note: To go off road in snow, use the Off-Road All-Terrain mode.

"Relaxed pedal response and reduced regen braking..." woo-hoo! I best this mode is easier to feather between acceleration and regen (coast). If I ever get my R1S, I will probably always drive in snow mode–and I live in Phoenix! LOL

 

[Cactus]

There is probably some sort of licensing thing with Apple. They charge for everything and my guess is that it may be costly for Rivian to include Apple apps it may be why it took Tesla so long to add Apple

Yep. I bet licensing cost is probably what pushed Rivian away from Apple Play.
edit: Yeah, big brother Amazon may also play a role...

 

[s4wrxttcs]

All sounds good, now hopefully they can figure out why my truck has lost all connectivity (Cellular, WiFi, GPS) and is unable to perform hard reboots so I can actually update it

I had the same issue and unfortunately it requires a service appointment to replace a telematics module.

 

[emoore]

Yep. I bet licensing cost is probably what pushed Rivian away from Apple Play.
edit: Yeah, big brother Amazon may also play a role...

What licensing costs?

 

[Jay565]

Sorry, I am ancient (pre internet) and tend to judge my reading by how spelling, and other language arts are delivered. You lost me on breaking. Yes, I know spell check made the error.

Sad. Pay attention to the message, this isn't a grammer lesson here.

 

[RivianBowerbird]

Weird they add Tidal before Apple Music.. who uses Tidal? Tesla did this too and is juuuuust adding Apple Music to their holiday update after years of people asking.

Tidal is better than any other streaming service in terms of quality and I've never met a single person who uses Apple Music. Maybe older people?

 

[Jay565]

I was like, "what is Tidal?" When I read the release notes. My guess is that they released Tidal first because Tidal, like a lot of startups has VC money and they pay companies big bucks to integrate their service.

Ever wonder why every single online shopping cart now has a buy now pay later offering like Afterpay, Klarna, Zip, Affirm, Sezzle, Wisetack, FuturePay? They all pay retailers thousands to millions depending on size to add their services to checkout.

TIdal isn't a startup, it's owned by Block. But yeah very possible Block paid Rivian. If it's tidal High Fidelity, great! But yeah we still need Apple Music and text on screen. Otherwise, amazing update, finally able to change volumes and improved Drive mode's awesome!

 

[DaveA]

Yeah what @COdogman said!

Although I'm a little surprised that there's still no Amazon Music "App"

Who the hell uses Tidal? Really thought Amazon Music would be obvious first update.

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