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mellowthecat's latest activity
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Common Myths About CarPlay
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Data. Data. Data. Data. Too valuable to let it slip away when you are trying to catch up. Thatās it. Plain and simple. From the horseās...
Tuesday at 3:27 AM
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Regardless of how Rivian feels about CarPlay, there is no reason to not offer it as all these myths were the reason Rivian said they...
Monday at 6:59 PM
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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LOL! You think that the head of engineering should have such basic knowledge gaps? WTF? The Rivian excuse-making is so strong here...
Monday at 12:41 PM
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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I disagree but you believe you.
Monday at 12:33 PM
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NY_Rob's post
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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Yeah, it was a ridiculous statement, even in my 2024 Jeep.. one finger tap on any of the left side or even top row icons instantly...
Monday at 12:01 PM
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Common Myths About CarPlay
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What you're missing is that the Rivian fanatics have already told you that you don't need what Rivian doesn't give you. All drivers are...
Monday at 10:43 AM
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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In my Subaru outback, my Android Auto only uses the map-window rectangle on the infotainment screen (maybe half of the whole thing). I...
Monday at 10:41 AM
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Common Myths About CarPlay
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Itās silly yet you keep posting and fighting with people about something that āisnāt happeningā only to waste your own time. Yet we are...
Sunday at 7:34 PM
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Common Myths About CarPlay
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LOL, we currently, and for the foreseeable future, have a bad infotainment system. There's been no sign of real progress. The latest...
Sunday at 7:11 PM
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Slightly more sane than whining about those posts, which have been happening for half a decade. As do Rivians, a lot of them. You...
Sunday at 7:09 PM
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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I take ANYTHING Wass says with a massive grain of salt. Heās the Elon Musk of this company. Rivian canāt even make a proper Apple...
Sunday at 9:15 AM
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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Right there with you Sgt! Wassym says lots of things... only believe about 1/4 of it. He's pretty slick!
Sunday at 9:15 AM
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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Yet another win for CarPlay; I am often shocked at how well Siri tunes into my voice and not the rest of the noise in the car. Music...
Sunday at 8:58 AM
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for all of you that want to CarPlay threads to go away, your vitriol is misguided. You should aim all this anger at Wass for being a...
Saturday at 10:37 AM
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Absolutely none of the add-on solutions, and I have one, come close to what Rivian could possibly do with a truly integrated CarPlay...
Saturday at 10:30 AM
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Strongly thinking of canceling my reservation purely because of what this a-hole silicon valley "exec" keeps saying. I don't really need...
Saturday at 10:29 AM
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The defensiveness of some people in here is a bit strange. All this āstop talking about AA/ACP,ā energy, when you all can stop entering...
Friday at 6:37 PM
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The most underrated part of CarPlay: every car I get into instantly has all my music, my calendar, my apps, my maps, my favorites, etcā¦...
Friday at 5:50 PM
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SwampNut's post
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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I haven't been banned from any subs in weeks at least, sure.
Friday at 3:35 PM
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Also you should post this in the Rivian sub on Reddit. Just to watch the carnage ensue.
Friday at 3:18 PM
mellowthecat
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Total, objective failure.
Friday at 3:04 PM
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I will refrain from saying anything else negative, but this is where Volvo got it right with going 100% Gemini
Friday at 3:04 PM
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Why would anyone ever want CarPlay with such an amazing AI assistant. /s š I wonder how much time and money went into that. Then I...
Friday at 2:39 PM
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Apple gives CP free to manufacturers and doesn't allow them to charge for it. Apple doesn't really want this kind of fuckery. They...
Friday at 1:24 PM
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the data is worth more than the $12.5 per month that a users pay for connect+. Who knows how much of that $12.5 goes to AT&T
Friday at 11:20 AM
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CarPlay is an option. If you don't want to use it, then don't use it. But it would be a great nice to have for everyone that does like...
Friday at 8:55 AM
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A lie that is easily proven. Very disappointed to see the Rivian guys follow the Musk path into gaslighting.
Friday at 8:45 AM
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Wassym is wrong. I'll happily pay for connect+ when it reaches near parity to what android auto offers for FREE. All my music apps...
Friday at 8:44 AM
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Wassym thanks for reaffirming my thoughts on moving on from Rivian. Just keeps going deeper down the path of touch, voice control and Ai...
Friday at 8:44 AM
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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My previous car had CarPlay. My R1 doesnāt. And my next car will absolutely have CarPlay. Because having gone from having it to not...
Friday at 8:32 AM
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Rivian is not going to add it. The data they get without CarPlay is a goldmine. I wish they would just be honest about it though. it...
Friday at 8:30 AM
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I think people are reading into thing they are saying a little too much. Obviously the process is going to be complex based on when you...
May 27, 2026
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NC state legislature is the worst. Richmond isnāt that far of a drive but I was annoyed when the service center told me I would have to...
May 27, 2026
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[Engadget Report] - EX60 first drive: An ultra-smooth SUV for around $60k
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400v chargers see peak at 120kw. Yeah no thanks
May 27, 2026
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Thanks! We weren't planning on trading in the R1S, assuming the iX3 or R2 would be delivered late this year. But with this M5 available...
May 26, 2026
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First off, Great looking car. Second, what made you turn on the R1 lease?
May 26, 2026
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Well, my wife changed her mind pretty quickly. Test drove an M5 Touring on Saturday and came home with it yesterday. They gave us a...
May 26, 2026
mellowthecat
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Rival: 2026 BMW iX3 reviews are impressive... R2 has its work cut out
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I wish Edmunds would get their hands on one and range test it.
May 26, 2026
mellowthecat
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Rival: 2026 BMW iX3 reviews are impressive... R2 has its work cut out
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are you talking about their new video with that compares the ex60 and iX3?
May 25, 2026
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I know there has been expressed interest in the iX on this thread. I ran across this today...
May 23, 2026
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Oh right, so a couple of steps back: the R8 is a Uniden R8, it's a radar detector*, that model has BT and can communicate with apps...
May 21, 2026
mellowthecat
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explain like I am 5 please
May 21, 2026
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I do not want to be negative, but Rivian has a very steep hill to climb in an incredibly competitive segment in a flat-to-declining...
May 20, 2026
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Glembi2's post
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R2 Interior - Durable & Built for Real Life - Mess Test (Rivian Story)
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Maybe I missed it, the R2ās seats are not made from vegans? I think all of the R1 seats were.
May 20, 2026
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R2 Interior - Durable & Built for Real Life - Mess Test (Rivian Story)
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If the buyers of Rivian's have such shitty kids, I may not want to be associated with the brand. Especially since it will tank the used...
May 20, 2026
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R2 Configurator is Live! š What's your configuration?
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Hey thatās my exact car. Itās okay though I donāt pay for it. My company does. I can deal with free uglyš
May 20, 2026
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In this case, it's the same, bimmerpost, in the iX section, specifically the "What are you getting next?" thread :) But just as an FYI...
May 20, 2026
mellowthecat
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What iX forum? I am registered on BimmerPost. I am trying to gather as much data as I can on the iX3
May 20, 2026
mellowthecat
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May 19, 2026
mellowthecat
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Very cool. Wouldnāt R2 be able to do this too?
May 19, 2026
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