I would imagine the original intent of the "rule" was to prevent people parking semis or commercial trucks in front of their house. Pickups are effectively passenger vehicles, unless used for commercial purposes. A lawyer should be able to sort this out for him ;)
For my use, the frunk, the gear tunnel, and the bed with power tonneau provide plentiful dry storage. Even with 2 kids, a dog, and a ton of bags, bikes, etc the R1T has a bunch of space.
Obviously the F150L could have a canopy, or tonneau installed, and does have more in-cab storage, but I...
I think it really depends on what you use your truck for. I got the Lightning after having the R1T for about 5 months, its a super nice truck with plenty of room. However a few things led me to sell it (to my father in-law):
1. F150 Doesn't fit as well into garage
2. F150's UI / Software...
I received the update today as well around 12 noon. The reductions in ride height adjustments while in conserve mode is much appreciated.
Regarding Spotify, I don't have many issues, but my main gripe is the inability for it to honor the explicit music filter setting, which is nice to have...