Rivian vs deer. Repair cost?

[AlanP]

I had a tiny bit of front bumper damage and it ended up at $5500 since a sensor also required repair.

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[Billyt1963]

I had a tiny bit of front bumper damage and it ended up at $5500 since a sensor also required repair.

I have noticed that 2 sensors may be damaged with this accident.

 

[hgpayne]

Barely missed one myself last week. Missed it by inches with a lot of brakes and swerving. They seem suicidal.

 

[Dave Cundiff]

They seem suicidal.

My hypothesis is that when deer are scared of something else, they can't also be scared of cars. They can only be afraid of one thing at a time. Sort of like a three-year-old human, but much larger and faster.

Over and over again, deer at the side of the road dart in front of traffic, reacting to things I can't see. I've also seen the same behavior from an elk calf -- the mother looked even more terrified than the calf did!

My practice is now to hit the brakes whenever I see a deer that COULD run into the road faster than I could stop. I've become an ultra-defensive driver, at least with the deer I can see. I also try hard not to drive any faster than my headlights can show me.

Glad no humans were hurt, @Billyt1963!

 

[Billyt1963]

My hypothesis is that when deer are scared of something else, they can't also be scared of cars. They can only be afraid of one thing at a time. Sort of like a three-year-old human, but much larger and faster.

Over and over again, deer at the side of the road dart in front of traffic, reacting to things I can't see. I've also seen the same behavior from an elk calf -- the mother looked even more terrified than the calf did!

My practice is now to hit the brakes whenever I see a deer that COULD run into the road faster than I could stop. I've become an ultra-defensive driver, at least with the deer I can see. I also try hard not to drive any faster than my headlights can show me.

Glad no humans were hurt, @Billyt1963!

Thank you.

We have so many deer around the house and I watch them so carefully, especially now. It is hard to see in the video, but it came across two lanes and it almost got all the way across. If I could have see it from the lights of the truck coming at us, I might have been able to slow. I feel pretty lucky.

 

[RKRivian]

Just wondering did the vehicle try to avoid or stop the vehicle before impact.

 

[Billyt1963]

Just wondering did the vehicle try to avoid or stop the vehicle before impact.

From the best I can tell, the truck did not try to avoid.

 

[RKRivian]

Interesting, my car warns me when backing up of oncoming cars and sends a warning of events in front when the vehicle appears to be at risk of hitting something. I believe my R1S has applied the brakes when coming onto another vehicle Infront of me when it sensed danger.

Just wondering if this is a setting, I have mine all set to maximum notification which can sometimes be annoying but better the hitting something.

 

[Billyt1963]

Interesting, my car warns me when backing up of oncoming cars and sends a warning of events in front when the vehicle appears to be at risk of hitting something. I believe my R1S has applied the brakes when coming onto another vehicle Infront of me when it sensed danger.

Just wondering if this is a setting, I have mine all set to maximum notification which can sometimes be annoying but better the hitting something.

My truck has warned of things in front before, I wonder if the deer was just too small to register? I am pretty sure I have all warnings turned on, but it may not be to the highest setting.

 

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Oof. Those videos. ? Hopefully it's just plastic & trim. Good luck, let us know what the final repair & timeline comes up to!

 

[hgpayne]

My practice is now to hit the brakes whenever I see a deer that COULD run into the road faster than I could stop. I've become an ultra-defensive driver, at least with the deer I can see. I also try hard not to drive any faster than my headlights can show me.

Glad no humans were hurt, @Billyt1963!

I do with the same philosophy and watch for deer along the side of the road. When headlights are coming at me, especially if they don't dim them, it makes watching for deer tough. In my case a car had just gone by and I didn't see it at all until it was in the opposite lane heading my direction. I still managed to dodge it.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/sbwy6PfosDvBUKhi6

 

[Dave Cundiff]

I'd like to know how to increase the sensitivity of object detection and emergency braking. If this is doable, can someone point me to the correct screen(s)?

Thanks to all!

 

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I'd like to know how to increase the sensitivity of object detection and emergency braking. If this is doable, can someone point me to the correct screen(s)?

Thanks to all!

There's a variety of settings you can play around with in Vehicle --> Driver Assistance. That said, anecdotally I think it only detects other vehicles. Not animals. ?

 

[Magicbus]

There's a variety of settings you can play around with in Vehicle --> Driver Assistance. That said, anecdotally I think it only detects other vehicles. Not animals. ?

Agreed. As far as I know Volvo is the only one releasing vehicles with a Large Animal Detection and Braking feature.

 

[Billyt1963]

Oof. Those videos. ? Hopefully it's just plastic & trim. Let us know what the final repair & timeline comes up to!

I'd like to know how to increase the sensitivity of object detection and emergency braking. If this is doable, can someone point me to the correct screen(s)?

Thanks to all!

it turns out I had it on normal, I bumped it to early.

i hope I never have to test it again.

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