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I mean it's not had to imagine that a BMW that sits 2" closer to the ground has a sportier and better driving experience than a Rivian...
Yesterday at 6:57 AM
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Tesla to upgrade all HW3 cameras and computers to HW4 - RJ, your move.
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Key word is 'control'. An empty car sent off to pick up the kids has nobody in control. How is that any different than a car with a...
Thursday at 11:05 AM
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https://electrek.co/2026/06/04/bmws-new-ix3-drove-485-miles-longest-range-ev-naf-test/
Thursday at 8:08 AM
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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 12:05 PM
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Common Myths About CarPlay
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š ok, hope you day improves.
Tuesday at 12:04 PM
Mountain Life
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Common Myths About CarPlay
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The Apple or Android ecosystem benefit is even bigger than just the 20 years. Apple made the iPhone + iOS + CarPlay, but then there's an...
Tuesday at 12:02 PM
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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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...
Jun 1, 2026
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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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...
Jun 1, 2026
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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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...
Jun 1, 2026
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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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...
Jun 1, 2026
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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I don't even mind the "no CarPlay". Sure, I'd rather have the choice, but whatever, it's their decision, and Rivian's system is "good...
Jun 1, 2026
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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A lie that is easily proven. Very disappointed to see the Rivian guys follow the Musk path into gaslighting.
Jun 1, 2026
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CharonPDX's post
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Wassym Bensaid DECODER interview: AI Rivian Assistant, Apple CarPlay, VW Joint Venture
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Voice is *TERRIBLE* when driving. Sure, in some situations it may be "fine." But if you're in a car full of noisy kids, there isn't a...
Jun 1, 2026
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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...
Jun 1, 2026
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Just Passing By's post
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500-800 miles from Service Center......from those with Rivian experience....how risky will this be?
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With such long distances involved, for peace of mind it might be worth waiting a year or two to see if Rivian commit to a service center...
May 30, 2026
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EPA Range Finalized / Published (R2 Performance)
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I have a hard time believing it will be that great based on the data we already know. R2 COD is 0.29 vs Model Y of 0.22. That's...
May 29, 2026
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Rivian Assistant Makes Siri Look Overqualified
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Did all of that, didn't help much. And "Memory" is a bit of a stretch. Its not all bad, but lets not drink the Koolaid here. Its beta...
May 27, 2026
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Self driving update: Gen 2 and Gen 3 Autonomy on R2 should be similar for a "couple of years"
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I think your analogy has some room for improvement. I'm looking at it like this: You've met someone with a dating profile that says...
May 26, 2026
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If we learn anything from tesla than the RAP1 comptuer is not sufficient. It has 36gb of memory and about half the memory bandwidth of...
May 26, 2026
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Confirmed: R2 reservation holders will be invited to configure orders in June
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We had a pool built around 2021-22 and at the time we were obsessed with making the pool finish be the deepest possible blue we could...
May 26, 2026
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Confirmed: R2 reservation holders will be invited to configure orders in June
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I would live the shit out of a Compass Yellow R2 with a black roof. I love the two-tone thing popularized by MINI.
May 26, 2026
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Ferrari Luce?????
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Now let's compare it to an R2.
May 26, 2026
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Ferrari Luce?????
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I've never been a Ferrari fan, and we certainly don't have a Ferrari budget, but I think the Ferrari Luce looks great! Current Ferrari...
May 26, 2026
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Self driving update: Gen 2 and Gen 3 Autonomy on R2 should be similar for a "couple of years"
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You're the not fun @DuoRivians , huh? I always confuse y'all. One is playful, the other gets butthurt. And it depends on the subject...
May 24, 2026
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Rival: EX60 Configurator opening this month
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We're in the phase of what I call 'press release reviews' - shills are expected to lavish praise in return for free travel, lodging...
May 22, 2026
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Self driving update: Gen 2 and Gen 3 Autonomy on R2 should be similar for a "couple of years"
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This is the thing that everyone seems to glaze over. LIDAR may just be a mule for training but theyāre adding a chip with 4x the...
May 22, 2026
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In fairness to the OP, I'm thinking the issue is less about Rivian's shortcomings and more about why they chose to release a homemade...
May 20, 2026
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R2 Configurator is Live! š What's your configuration?
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In our case this applies to leases, but we've used a broker for the last few and it was amazing. Not only did we get a preset deal...
May 20, 2026
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R3 Realistic Launch Date?
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Hello, Our primary family car is a R1S Launch Edition and the 2nd car is a very high mileage BMW Wagon that may be coming to the end of...
May 19, 2026
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Rival: 2026 BMW iX3 reviews are impressive... R2 has its work cut out
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I guess the explanation is because this is a Rivian forum, but Iām surprised by how many people donāt think the BMW iX3 is the better...
May 18, 2026
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R2 Manual Releases on All Interior Doors, Butā¦
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The biggest flags for me are that I know I saw Wassym's account comment in a Reddit thread about it (a while ago before it really blew...
May 18, 2026
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Hey man, not to get into this topic much further, but there is a lot of spying happening here as well. I do agree with you in that...
May 15, 2026
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I SENT A TEXT with Rivian Assistant!!!!
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The Count keeps trying "configure my R2" but to no avail
May 15, 2026
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sparked's post
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Nobody here is trying to convince you to buy any specific car. Just because something is your sworn enemy, doesn't make it everyone else's.
May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026
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Yes, everyone buying CCP infected vehicles are suckers. And my phone could have CCP spyware, but it is less likely because it is not a...
May 15, 2026
Mountain Life
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"Design Yours" link on R2 website
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Isnāt this the purpose of Internet forums?
May 14, 2026
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"Design Yours" link on R2 website
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Same. Battery/charging tech is 2018-2020 era Model 3/Model Y. I charge mainly at home, so itās not as big of a concern for me. My big...
May 14, 2026
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Youāve said this a lot and with confidence all over the forums but unless youāre secretly RJ there is no proof to back it up. š¤·āāļø It...
May 14, 2026
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Rival: EX60 Configurator opening this month
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But, not a single vehicle available today has L3 on the highway at highway speeds. So it would be rejecting an otherwise solid vehicle...
May 13, 2026
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Believe what makes you happy. But from the lessons the market has learned with Mobileye, AI3 vs. AI4, and even R1 Gen 1 vs. R1 Gen 2...
May 13, 2026
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Rivian Assistant - Wish list
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Which means they have developers spending tons of time chasing a long tail list of services to integrate. And they'll have to do that in...
May 13, 2026
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Whatās Coming in 2026.15 Update, Including Rivian Assistant
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All but confirmed to be coming... at some point... maybe... and in some form... maybe... Yeah, that not at all vague... And there has...
May 10, 2026
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Rivian considering making own LiDAR sensors
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There is a huge difference between Apple and Rivian in terms of business profitability. Apple only started to do their own silicon...
May 8, 2026
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Whatās Coming in 2026.15 Update, Including Rivian Assistant
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So pretty much nothing if youāre Gen 1 and not subscribed to C+ ⦠RivAss is yet another data collection service, this should be free to...
May 8, 2026
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Rivian considering making own LiDAR sensors
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This makes no sense. There already are low cost LIDAR chips and making chips is not Rivian's core competency. It has potential of...
May 6, 2026
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VW becomes Rivian's largest shareholder, overtaking Amazon
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False, based on reported. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rivian-ceo-joins-bezos-gates-033046363.html Rj now has 2% of total shares...
May 5, 2026
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Can you guess the forum member this one belongs to?
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Maybe it's that guy who thinks he deserves a brand new 2026 Quad R1T with many optional upgrades as a replacement for his $50K 2023 that...
May 5, 2026
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Rival: 2026 BMW iX3 reviews are impressive... R2 has its work cut out
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I don't believe anybody is saying it doesn't matter, more that these two vehicles (the R2 Dual / iX3 xDrive50), are both very quick, and...
May 4, 2026
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Q1 2026 Earnings Results. Georgia Plant Capacity Increased to 300K Vehicles!
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Since I listen to lots of earnings calls for stocks I own, this particular call was one of the worst I've heard in a quite a while...
May 1, 2026
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