Any word on home link / garage door opener?

[cohall]

Are we sure this is still going to even be a supported feature? All the language around programming the garage opener was removed from the latest versions of the manual...

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[kylealden]

Are we sure this is still going to even be a supported feature? All the language around programming the garage opener was removed from the latest versions of the manual...

One explanation could be a retreat to an Alexa-powered solution (e.g. install a works-with-Alexa opener and then program an Alexa routine to open based on the vehicle arriving/departing or just with voice command).

I'd prefer Homelink but judging by Tesla's churn in that space, the licensing costs may not be worth it.

 

[Autolycus]

I checked the fcc post we had awhile back and it doesn't look like anything in that range.

That was just for one specific set of components though. The FCC didn't release everything to the public. We didn't, for example, see documents for things like the radar or sonar, which I have to imagine also require certification.

 

[Obioban]

Feeling like another money grab, like no CarPlay. Want to be able to open your garage? Pay for our monthly service so your car has internet service.

… Also another issue that can be avoided if they add CarPlay, since it opens HomeKit garage door openers as standard.

 

[godfodder0901]

Feeling like another money grab, like no CarPlay. Want to be able to open your garage? Pay for our monthly service so your car has internet service.

… Also another issue that can be avoided if they add CarPlay, since it opens HomeKit garage door openers as standard.

HomeKit isn't the issue here. HomeLink is... HomeKit Overview - Apple Developer VS. HomeLink

 

[Temerarius]

Feeling like another money grab, like no CarPlay. Want to be able to open your garage? Pay for our monthly service so your car has internet service.

Or, you can... I dunno... just use one of these... and apply a slight amount of pressure with your finger tip to a slightly different device (or if you have the geo activated Homelink like the Tesla... have to move your arm AND press a button with your finger).

 

[astonius]

HomeKit isn't the issue here. HomeLink is... HomeKit Overview - Apple Developer VS. HomeLink

He's saying if you have a HomeKit-enabled garage door it could be opened through CarPlay (something I use currently).

I also use my HomeLink and like having the option to use either.

 

[astonius]

Or, you can... I dunno... just use one of these... and apply a slight amount of pressure with your finger tip to a slightly different device (or if you have the geo activated Homelink like the Tesla... have to move your arm AND press a button with your finger).

You can, sure, but it's another step backwards. There's a reason most manufacturers include HomeLink. These visor warts are an eyesore and don't always stay in place.

 

[Obioban]

Or, you can... I dunno... just use one of these... and apply a slight amount of pressure with your finger tip to a slightly different device (or if you have the geo activated Homelink like the Tesla... have to move your arm AND press a button with your finger).

Stick one of those on my visor, suction cup the phone to my windshield, run a charging cable from the cigarette lighter… can’t wait to find out other sweet Rivian features await me. Maybe they can figure out a way to make the rain sensing wipers dependent on their subscription service, too, so I can go back to manually controlling wiper speed.

 

[godfodder0901]

He's saying if you have a HomeKit-enabled garage door it could be opened through CarPlay (something I use currently).

I also use my HomeLink and like having the option to use either.

Right, but Alexa is built in so using smart home services was a non-issue IMO.

 

[Temerarius]

Right, but Alexa is built in so using smart home services was a non-issue IMO.

Exactly, my home garage door opener leverages Homelink, Alexa, and Google Home/Nest.

...and my garage door opener remote.

 

[astonius]

Right, but Alexa is built in so using smart home services was a non-issue IMO.

His point is that to use Alexa (or whatever solution Rivian provides) will likely require a data plan tied to the vehicle. With HomeKit it uses the data plan already on your phone.

 

[astonius]

Exactly, my home garage door opener leverages Homelink, Alexa, and Google Home/Nest.

...and my garage door opener remote.

That's great. A lot of folks don't have smart garage door openers or have gates that don't use this technology and need an RF-based solution. The fact Rivian isn't providing a solution for these issues that people have come to expect out of $70k+ vehicles is concerning.

 

[electruck]

That's great. A lot of folks don't have smart garage door openers or have gates that don't use this technology and need an RF-based solution. The fact Rivian isn't providing a solution for these issues that people have come to expect out of $70k+ vehicles is concerning.

Some might consider an integrated RF remote to be table stakes.

 

[Obioban]

That's great. A lot of folks don't have smart garage door openers or have gates that don't use this technology and need an RF-based solution. The fact Rivian isn't providing a solution for these issues that people have come to expect out of $70k+ vehicles is concerning.

A lot of people live in areas without cell phone service. Anything other than RF won't work at all.

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