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Here's how I see this: CCS is dead. I used to think it might win, and in that world I'd always bet Tesla would cave and switch to CCS the moment NACS became a liability - e.g., when they waging a losing war by investing on a proprietary standard against an (eventually) larger install base of...

I think this is unfortunately a good thing. Guides were an unnecessary and unscalable CS innovation which is not what Rivian should be focused on at this time. I loved the idea in theory but in principle it was a disaster that was bound to get worse over time.

Really bummed BuiltRight seems to have given up on this; I've never had problems with the fob but have never depended on the carabiner for anything serious.

Mine is the 6" too - it does decrease the theoretical departure angle but not in any way that would impact anything besides off-roading. And you could always flip it upside down if needed.

For this concern I've been happy with the Weigh-Safe hitch, it's incredibly easy to swap the balls and adjust drop. And there's a built-in tongue weight scale, which is really handy to have for loading trailers properly. Spendy though. Adjustable Drop Hitches | Tongue Weight Scale | Weigh Safe...

I think you're missing my point a bit - it's not that there's no such thing as "real overlanders," it's that the ones you're going to encounter organically are either from people directly in your orbit (friends, forum get togethers, etc.) or from aggressive self-promoters (youtubers and other...

Fully agreed on this - I really think they should enable adaptive cruise (with adjusted following distances) while towing. If anything it seems more dangerous to disable it because of potential mode confusion for drivers. (I don't think they need to enable the full Driver+ suite, just adaptive...

I'll just note that the speculation appears to have been kicked off by Gene Munster who is one of the most consistently wrong Apple analysts in history. I wouldn't get too excited. Apple ships when: They believe a step change in technology enables a dramatic shift in the customer experience...

I love the camp speaker in theory; in principle, it's just a hassle because the software and controls are unreliable and it has too many "automatic" features. My kingdom for an analog on/off slider on these damn things.

Two thoughts: I'm not super here for the "adventure" gatekeeping. I've towed an airstream to ski areas multiple times in feet of snow to camp out for fresh powder (just got back from a week at Bachelor, in fact). Is that an adventure, or do I have to pose on a rock? I've pulled trucks and vans...

R3 is the Model Y / Subie marriage I've been begging for since I got my first EV. Wish they'd shared price (sub-$40????), but hot damn the design is a slam dunk. Now they just have to survive long enough to sell some.

damn son, they're gonna sell a lot of these.

It's mostly blocked. You can see a sliver over the top of the tent (if the crossbars aren't mounted) but it's more than 75% obscured.

AbstractOcean, start your lawyers!

No chrome strip!

R2T has never made a ton of sense to me, especially with R1T sales already tapering. I think downmarket versions of the R1T are a better means to the same end, versus a whole new product.

FWIW, for the "I just want Waze" scenario, I think most folks would be better off with a MagSafe phone mount (or similar). Peak Design makes a nice one.

The Rivian isn't designed for this kind of accessory and I don't resent the design choice. I don't really have any displeasure here - I'm happy with the truck as is and only tried the CarPlay display on a lark. Rivian made a different set of tradeoffs than BMW, which enable things like...

I tried it and it wasn't for me. The bracket is great and the carplay aspects work fine, and the screen is OK, but the dealbreakers for me were: Color temperature doesn't match the main display so it always looks tacked on No ambient light sensor for variable brightness, so the only way to do...

Multiple factors here - The car's LTE could be using multiple providers (e.g. via an MVNO) to get the best available coverage The car has virtually unlimited power for the antenna and a much larger antenna than your cell phone, in a much more ideal position, so it should be able to get...