I appreciate Autonomy+ included in our R1S Gen2 LE. Can see it as a primer to get new buyers and upgraders through the door with less friction. Plus, having a solid process for trade-in worked out online, buyers know what they are $trading-in$
I really don't know what Rivian is planning, and I would have to read the fine print in the offer, but I can imagine that they can promise to update the autonomy+ software for free for the life of the vehicle, but if the vehicle lacks the Lidar hardware, the parts of the software stack that deal with the Lidar would be irrelevant, and the capabilities that Lidar enables would still be lacking regardless. Like, your laptop may run the latest OS, which might include subroutines for burning optical disks, but if your laptop doesn't have a disk drive, it still won't be able to read or write disks, even with the OS update.
Wondering if it is just Autonomy+ or also adds Rivian charging network free period and/or Connectivity+ ?
wouldn’t that be nice if it came with lifetime RAN access? lol. Like the first Model S.
(2) Autonomy+ features may vary based on vehicle model and hardware. Autonomy+ product features remain available during the lifetime of feature support for the hardware on the vehicle at delivery.
I thought it was mostly just Tesla and Lucid* that used the additional testing options.
Doesn't look like Lifetime Connect+ is included for Launch Editions like it was on the Gen 2 Quad. That's too bad but I guess they have to keep differentiating what I think will be the new RAD Performance Trims.Launch will have tow package included. The performance (which launch edition is) won’t, but it’s an option you can add:
same with us. I enjoy driving cars. I have a 3 mile commute WHEN I go to the office. So autonomous driving is really pointless to me. On the rare road trips we do, standard lane maintain and traffic aware cruise control is more than sufficient for long highway stretches.
Agreed. Living in Michigan and travelling to Normal, IL I'm highly spoiled there are three RAN networks nicely placed along that travel corridor. Also, having a '26 R1S with 6 months of RAN access, I'm at about $1,400 in avoided charging costs (13k miles in 5 months). So much so, that I've come to plan trips that include RAN along the travel paths. RAN is a very nice perk and looking at the national map of RAN locations, Michigan is a very RAN-friendly state for the size. There is even a RAN L2 at the very tip of the Keweenaw a mile or two from Copper Harbor, MI. Heck, they don't have cell coverage there but they do have a RAN!
Looks about right to me.I think I have these right...
Yes, especially since the power is the same with the single rear motor. If the battery were smaller (less cells, less voltage) wouldn't the motor output drop?
Adaptive cruise control has always been more than enough for me on road trips.
