I'm 99.78% sure that I'm a bigger data nerd that you. There's a 87.63% chance I'm overestimating this.Everyone focused on MFA and preconditioning and I'm over here, a data nerd, super excited to get more detailed real-time information on efficiency and power consumption.
MFA adds a second layer (something you have, like a phone or token), drastically increasing security. A 4-digit PIN is not as secure and can be guessed.
I'd be willing to wager that Rivian has collected usage data that indicates the # of vehicle unlocks & driving sessions initiated by paak, by key fob, key card and wristband. I have to believe that the data is telling them that phones are the overwhelming model that people use to access their Rivians and that phone/app-based MFA is the way to go.
This was my immediate thought, and almost no one is talking about it. Makes me wonder if I'm missing something.
I understand MFA’s. However, If somebody is into stealing cars, I don’t think they’re going to be wasting time trying to guess somebody’s PIN. It’s not like stealing a phone. By the time they guessed the PIN, if they could guess it, they would likely be arrested and placed on the Mount Rushmore of dumbest FN car thieves.
I don’’t think it would take much data collection to ascertain that most people use their phone as a key. There is no revelation there. However, there are those that may find themselves, either by choice or circumstance, without a phone. If, in those situations, an MFA is required, they could be SOL.
Okay so we're all gonna switch over to complaining about the rear accessory mode not working for bike racks with brake lights now right???
That and the phone ringer volume scaring the crap out of me every time someone calls because it takes a volume of 18 to actually hear the conversation….
You may well be right. MFA integration to phones might be the result of prioritization and therefore be a first step of supporting multiple device types.
