Things I'd like to see in my R1S

[stynes]

I've had my R1S for nearly 18 months and 24K miles now. I love it. I also have a list of functions and features I'd like to see to improve it. I welcome your thoughts on my items and your own additions. In no particular order:

1. Waze integration
2. Pandora integration
3. Music download/caching capability
4. Video app/screen mirroring
5. Gaia GPS integration/upload a GPX feature
6. Digital rear-view mirror
7. Heads up display
8. Highway assist working everywhere
9. Auto display camera when parking (low speed, sharp turn)
10. Power 2/3 row seats
11. Heated steering wheel on main menu
12. More consistent heating/air
13. No death whine when cooling
14. Quieter compressor when leveling routinely (like leaving kneel mode)
15. Level crossbars across the top for more/better weight distribution
16. The option to heat/cool the frunk at cabin temps
17. An external heating/air option for camping
18. Virtual locking differential
19. Valet mode
20. Higher resolution cameras
21. Ability to zoom on cameras
22. Ability to focus on side cameras
23. Gamin watch integration
24. Disable high beams without flashing lights

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[Hesquire]

I've had my R1S for nearly 18 months and 24K miles now. I love it. I also have a list of functions and features I'd like to see to improve it. I welcome your thoughts on my items and your own additions. In no particular order:

1. Waze integration
2. Pandora integration
3. Music download/caching capability
4. Video app/screen mirroring
5. Gaia GPS integration/upload a GPX feature
6. Digital rear-view mirror
7. Heads up display
8. Highway assist working everywhere
9. Auto display camera when parking (low speed, sharp turn)
10. Power 2/3 row seats
11. Heated steering wheel on main menu
12. More consistent heating/air
13. No death whine when cooling
14. Quieter compressor when leveling routinely (like leaving kneel mode)
15. Level crossbars across the top for more/better weight distribution
16. The option to heat/cool the frunk at cabin temps
17. An external heating/air option for camping
18. Virtual locking differential
19. Valet mode
20. Higher resolution cameras
21. Ability to zoom on cameras
22. Ability to focus on side cameras
23. Gamin watch integration
24. Disable high beams without flashing lights

25. Apple Music
26. Sirius XM

 

[zfischer]

A pretty reasonable list. All I really want is...

27. a resume button for cruise control.

 

[stynes]

28. Wheels/accessory profiles. Like for towing but track my efficiency differently when on 20s vs. 22s or with a RTT on vs. not.

 

[JoeGiul]

Optional auto running boards.

Separate AC fan for 2cd row seats to keep dog cool without blasting the 1st row passengers.

 

[Captain JB]

28. Apple Car play which is far superior than Mrs A.
29. A full size spare instead of the 3rd row of seats

 

[runwithscissors]

Optional auto running boards.

Separate AC fan for 2cd row seats to keep dog cool without blasting the 1st row passengers.

Every passenger that gets into my R1S complains about the height even at the lowest. Handles should be better and auto running boards would be awesome.

 

[JoeGiul]

Every passenger that gets into my R1S complains about the height even at the lowest. Handles should be better and auto running boards would be awesome.

Installing the Hansshaw ones today

 

[mkg3]

I've had my R1S for nearly 18 months and 24K miles now. I love it. I also have a list of functions and features I'd like to see to improve it. I welcome your thoughts on my items and your own additions. In no particular order:

1. Waze integration
2. Pandora integration
3. Music download/caching capability
4. Video app/screen mirroring
5. Gaia GPS integration/upload a GPX feature
6. Digital rear-view mirror
7. Heads up display
8. Highway assist working everywhere
9. Auto display camera when parking (low speed, sharp turn)
10. Power 2/3 row seats
11. Heated steering wheel on main menu
12. More consistent heating/air
13. No death whine when cooling
14. Quieter compressor when leveling routinely (like leaving kneel mode)
15. Level crossbars across the top for more/better weight distribution
16. The option to heat/cool the frunk at cabin temps
17. An external heating/air option for camping
18. Virtual locking differential
19. Valet mode
20. Higher resolution cameras
21. Ability to zoom on cameras
22. Ability to focus on side cameras
23. Gamin watch integration
24. Disable high beams without flashing lights

Curious... If its missing all these things you want, why do you still own the vehicle?

 

[stynes]

Curious... If its missing all these things you want, why do you still own the vehicle?

I don't just own it, I love it. It's still the best thing going for my needs but that doesn't mean it can't be improved upon. Have you ever seen a perfect vehicle?

 

[mkg3]

I don't just own it, I love it. It's still the best thing going for my needs but that doesn't mean it can't be improved upon. Have you ever seen a perfect vehicle?

Since many of the items cannot be done with the existing HW, the list is for the next gen R1S 2.0, not the current R1S.

 

[stynes]

Since many of the items cannot be done with the existing HW, the list is for the next gen R1S 2.0, not the current R1S.

Maybe. Although some could likely be retrofit if Rivian had a mind to. But this is my list. I didn't choose to make it software only updates or things other people want or things that would make financial/business sense for Rivian, it's features I'd love to see in my vehicle.

 

[White Shadow]

Heat pump?

 

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

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2. Pandora integration

Solid list. Just wanted to mention Pandora works, as long as you have it set up in the app. Just go to Pandora app --> Settings --> Alexa and link it. Then when you say to your Rivian "Alexa, play such-and-such on Pandora" she'll comply. No Pandora native app, but it does put a Pandora logo on the screen.

At least, it did last time I used it months ago. ?

 

[stynes]

Solid list. Just wanted to mention Pandora works, as long as you have it set up in the app. Just go to Pandora app --> Settings --> Alexa and link it. Then when you say to your Rivian "Alexa, play such-and-such on Pandora" she'll comply. No Pandora native app, but it does put a Pandora logo on the screen.

At least, it did last time I used it months ago. ?

Yeah. It's a reasonable work around that doesn't work as well for me. My Alexa account is linked to a family Pandora account (not my personal one) because you can only have 1 device streaming Pandora at a time. So if I'm streaming from my phone and someone else is streaming at home from an Echo, they step on one another. So the workaround was using one of my Pandora family accounts (have 5 or 6 for $15/mo) to link to Alexa. So I still want a Pandora app.

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