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

[jwkest22]

Holiday theme like they did for Halloween?

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[jebinc]

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.

Yea, this is good stuff. Unlike Tesla’s holiday release, this one is all substance. The Tesla one is more about remote farts, more via the app, games and other nonsensical garbage.

 

[RivnSoon]

Can someone post a customary complaint about this latest update already? Lol

 

[Dark-Fx]

Can someone post a customary complaint about this latest update already? Lol

I wish Rivian wouldn't have wasted engineering resources on snow mode when it's a driver skill problem.

 

[Prime]

Yea, this is good stuff. Unlike Tesla’s holiday release, this one is all substance. The Tesla one is more about remote farts, more via the app, games and other nonsensical garbage.

Hmm since you brought it up.. not just fart control. Tesla added Apple Music, ability to view your pets with dog mode active via the interior camera / app (as a pet owner this is amazing), and that’s only what’s shared. The holiday update at least for Tesla is usually a culmination of user requests from the current year. Rivian has a lot more room to grow as far as a usable app with controls to reach Tesla, so I would expect larger updates over the coming months as Tesla already has its software solid.

 

[domoplaytime]

I wish Rivian wouldn't have wasted engineering resources on snow mode when it's a driver skill problem.

I do wish unskilled drivers would stay off the streets in snow like I do. But it's hard to develop skills when you have very few opportunities each year and the streets are packed with other bad drivers with expensive vehicles. So I am thankful for Rivian adding snow mode for fools like me in the event I have to leave in an emergency (usually a dog is to blame). And at least I am already very comfortable with one pedal driving. Imagine a first time EV driver in a Rivian in icy downtown Seattle hills.

 

[windblowlc]

I wish Rivian wouldn't have wasted engineering resources on snow mode when it's a driver skill problem.

This is the first whining on this thread!

 

[domoplaytime]

The lack of dash cam would confuse me a whole lot less if we didn't already have the same thing - except only when you're parked - and with motion detection.

Must be some software challenge that I'm missing.

Maybe they are worried about repeatedly overwriting all storage like the Tesla eMMC logging fiasco. I'd love a dashcam-to-USB-C constant recording mode. Large USB-C drives are getting cheap.

 

[Dark-Fx]

This is the first whining on this thread!

They asked for it

 

[jebinc]

Hmm since you brought it up.. not just fart control. Tesla added Apple Music, ability to view your pets with dog mode active via the interior camera / app (as a pet owner this is amazing), and that’s only what’s shared. The holiday update at least for Tesla is usually a culmination of user requests from the current year. Rivian has a lot more room to grow as far as a usable app with controls to reach Tesla, so I would expect larger updates over the coming months as Tesla already has its software solid.

It’s a fact that many of Tesla’s features are perpetually in “Beta” status and are inferior to pretty much any other manufacturer. Things that come to mind are Auto high-beams, auto wipers, Blind spot monitoring, no rear cross traffic alert, and lest us not forget about dumb summon. I have had three Tesla’s, including a Plaid, so I’m speaking from a base if experience. They have yet to improve these basics, but they continue to add farts, games and nonsensical/unwanted UI changes (v11 was not a user request, in fact, most hate it). Truth.

 

[Jay565]

It's tough to pay attention here. It's spelling, not grammer!

And its grammar not grammer

 

[NY_Rob]

This is the first whining on this thread!

Well, in many past updates they broke something that didn't have issues previously (air compressor inoperative, PAAK stopped working, FM Radio gone, Key Cards stopped working, etc..) so there's always hope for some fun hijinks after the fact... ?

 

[staytuned]

Maybe they are worried about repeatedly overwriting all storage like the Tesla eMMC logging fiasco. I'd love a dashcam-to-USB-C constant recording mode. Large USB-C drives are getting cheap.

That’s right! I always forget that Gear Guard doesn’t actually write directly to USB device.
Actually would prefer that it was an option - and especially for dashcam. The drive I use is easily as fast as eMMC.

 

[windblowlc]

And its grammar not grammer

Isn't that right?! ?

 

[bd5400]

Fake news. Amazon already allows Apple music streaming via Alexa devices.

I'm glad someone pointed this out. There's speculation about Amazon not wanting streaming competition or Rivian not wanting to pay to license Apple Music integration...but Echo devices support Apple Music just fine and Apple doesn't charge for Apple Music integration (or CarPlay for that matter). Not to mention both Spotify and Tidal are competitors to Amazon Music.

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