Turn signals on a Canadian Rivian

[mpshizzle]

I wonder if they made these turn signals for the Longway Home series support vehicles.

I'd have to go back and look. But also.... Those trucks didn't even have a dashboard haha. Crazy to see!

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[VandalSibs]

Long Way Home was the more recent series, with most-likely stock Gen 2 R1T and R1S. Maybe a different charge port for CCS2 use in Europe? Or an adapter, at least.

Long Way Up was the series with the prototype R1Ts.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Long Way Home was the more recent series, with most-likely stock Gen 2 R1T and R1S.

Could have been Gen 2 quad prototypes too, or tri. One had Dune wheels.

 

[VandalSibs]

Hadn't thought of that - but I'm guessing from the lower-key vibe that particular series had, prototypes weren't needed. Tris would have been more than enough.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Hadn't thought of that - but I'm guessing from the lower-key vibe that particular series had, prototypes weren't needed. Tris would have been more than enough.

Yah they didn't really spotlight them. They were just occasionally in the background.

 

[VandalSibs]

The one moment they used the R1S to pull a local's car to safety was nice.

 

[crashmtb]

But I found a tail light at ebay with amber turn lights: Part Nr.: PT00012233G -
In Europe the signal lights have to be orange and its not allowed to use the same light for brake light and turn signal. So I am interested to see if this canadian lights would fullfill the european regulations.

Canada isn't Europe, CMVSS108 is largely harmonized with the US' FMVSS 108. Most Canadian vehicles come with US-spec lighting. I'd bet the tiny amber part used as a turn signal is too small to meet surface area requirements for a turn signal in north america.
CMVSS allows some ECE lighting - for example Canadian-market Mercedes used to come with ECE headlights, complete with manual level adjustments, but still had to have side markers and reflectors that ECE requirements don't have.

The important part in that ebay listing isn't the claim that it's for Canada(doubtful that it is - the production date on the label is from 2020), it's the "ECE" on the part label.

 

[CharonPDX]

Legally they cannot do the entire lightbar, the law requires brake and turn signal lights cannot be on moving panels, they must be in fixed locations. Though there might be a grey area here since there are already fixed lights providing that purpose.

Many vehicles have animated signals extending onto moving body parts, as long as the fixed portion meets minimum specs by itself. Some Audi SUVs, IIRC, have animated lights that light up both on the fixed portion and the tailgate, then "sweep off outward".

 

[mpshizzle]

Long Way Home was the more recent series, with most-likely stock Gen 2 R1T and R1S. Maybe a different charge port for CCS2 use in Europe? Or an adapter, at least.

Long Way Up was the series with the prototype R1Ts.

Ahh yes.. thank you for the clarification. I didn't realize they had a more recent one with Gen 2s

 

[rdevillers]

Can’t they just change the turn signal color using software? They are color LED’s I assume?

 

[EV-by-the-Sea]

So something like this is needed?

That came from this thread for folks who exported Rivians -- based on that post it looks like this is a modified tail light (there's someone out there that does the modification on them).

 

[mpshizzle]

Can’t they just change the turn signal color using software? They are color LED’s I assume?

They cannot for a couple of reasons
1 - The existing lights are red only
2 - Part of the US regulation is that the brake lights and turn signals have to have a certain amount of lit surface area. So while there are 2 separate "sections" of the light, there simply isn't enough surface area for both brakes and turn signals to both have independent areas with enough surface area to comply with the regulation.

In order for the R1 to have rear ambers they'd have to completely re-design the tail light assemblies (which would almost certainly mean also changing the sheet metal to accommodate the revised design)

 

[godfodder0901]

Can’t they just change the turn signal color using software? They are color LED’s I assume?

LEDs only have one color. The RGB(w) (color) LEDs you are referring to are actually three (or four) separate LEDs (red, green, blue, and white). They cost money to install, so if only one color is needed, only a single-color LED is installed. Sometimes just white LEDs are installed, and the color is set by the plastic housing, just like brake light housings work with traditional bulbs.

All that to say that no software can make up for the lack of hardware.

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