There will be when your insurance will not cover it. In no way do I see an insurance company covering it. Imagine the cost of your premium. Why do you think Tesal and Rivian are offering insurance now, its in preparation for the future. I see a future where the owner will need sperate insurance...
I always go back to the liability issue. And this will be the largest barrier to availability. Laws will not keep up with the speed of tech. If the tech truly works, the auto maker should take 100% of the liability but to this point they have all skirted this.
I don't know that they will have much savings in the weight department and that is what allowed them to switch to a lower cost solution. I am not aware of any 7k+ lbs car that uses tradtional suspension. The majority of the weight savings on the R2 comes directly from a smaller battery pack. the...
Rivian needs to make the current R1S a 4-seater with captain seats in the second row and move them back further. Then they need to make a true 3 row SUV on the R1T platform and wheelbase with 4 wheel steering.
No, I don't drink. The tech is not practical and causes a lot of false positives. Also applies to drowsy driving and distracted. Don't want to make this political but highly recommend people read the rules in detail.
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I think a big point that people are missing is that on the Tesla HW4 they only process 200 TOPS max. The current hardware on the R2 is 254 TOPS. So, in theory the current R2 can accomplish everything tesla is doing along with L3/L4...
The real advantage the Rap 1 provides with the 1600 Tops is...
Rivian has no shortage of orders based on emails going out for order windows. This is not a fast switch, and I believe they are already running into chip constraints.