Lukas sent an email earlier that they will be able to enable longitudinal control with an add on box. It should be available in about a month. I of course signed up for one. That will give Comma.AI control over the speed.
Hasta la vista Driver+!
If they could repackage it, I'd be interested. There are some things I really like about it. The 4 wheel steering and steer by wire work well, especially since they tightened up the turning radius. The efficiency is definitely better than that of a Rivian. The acceleration is currently better...
The wind noise is a pretty common issue. Lots of wind noise mitigation threads including my own here https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/yet-another-wind-noise-thread-what-has-worked-so-far-for-me.43009/.
I would start with doing a window calibration first on all your windows. My wind...
The Janka mount looks a little Janky. It has a fairly long lever arm where it is more likely to rock and put more load on the VHB tape. Also the longer effective arm makes for more vibration typically. It makes me appreciate the Chun mount even more. I hope the Janka works well for you.
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Make an EV version of the FJ Cruiser I had be and I'd buy one in an instant, range be damned.
It has been interesting to see other people's thoughts. The Lexus are so fugly looking I couldn't own one now.
The more I thought about it, if something happened to my R1T, it would be the Gravity...
Me too and easier to clean. If they offer plain aluminum option it would be clearly my first choice. Under car clean airflow is important too. At the same time, does the "venting" on the Rival actual help keep anything cooler?
On the long highway stretches, I'd put it into conserve mode. To use a flawed analogy but somewhat appropriate, it would be like having a car/truck with overdrive and never using it. So for a more apt comparison, drop your energy used by 10% to accommodate the improved efficiency of conserve...
I am torn between the 2. The Weistec is $50 cheaper and I like the looks of it other than I'd prefer just an aluminum finish so when it gets scratched it won't show as badly.
I don't really want to add a bunch of unnecessary weight but they are both about the same weight so I'd look at which is...
I've done a ton of efficiency testing with my truck, so I'll be able to quickly quantify the impact, good or bad. I also plan to seal the gap between the cab and topper as much as I can and maybe do some wind tuft testing to see if there is any place it is really bad and I need to smooth it out...
The topper from a group buy has reached someone. Might have some data regarding any efficiency improvement over the next few weeks. I ordered one as well and plan to put it on as soon as I get it. I was seriously considering the Waskeshield but wanted more enclosed space than it offered. I...
Would have been better to post a direct link to the product. Hopefully this will work for others.
https://www.weistec.com/front-skid-plate-rivian-r1s-r1t?_gl=1*15jbelj*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTkzODE5OTkxNC4xNzQ0ODI5ODYy*_ga_D67DL800FB*MTc0NDgyOTg2MC4xLjAuMTc0NDgyOTg2MC4wLjAuMA..
I'd be in the Gravity camp first if no serious offroading. Next would be the Macan EV but they are pretty tiny inside. I've driven my friend's ICE Macan and it isn't very roomy.
Good luck with that. If you take those pictures, can you share them via DM? I am trying to see what Rivian considers good enough to ship out now. Mine truly is horrendous on both the windshield and pano roof. On the roof I have a gap so narrow on one side a knife blade would barely fit and on...
I don't think Safelite could do worse than how mine came from the factory... As I mentioned in a wind noise thread I started, Rivian even made Tesla look amazing in terms of glass installation (windshield, pano roof, etc.).
Maybe the local SC would do better than the factory. I have actually...