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Not a fan of a fossil fuel-powered RV trailer. My objective is to reduce my fossil fuel use, not increase it. And I don’t like gas-powered generators operating in a campground I’m using (I’m aware that Evotrex marketing says the generator will run while towing to a destination).

Thanks for your very helpful report, though your use cases are far more severe than mine. Shocked to read that Washington state still bans direct sales (and therefore test drives) from EV-only manufacturers despite Tesla being allowed to do that years ago in Washington. I’ve been following...

So it deliberately violated a traffic law, crossing a double yellow line? Or is that legal in Nevada? Genuine question.

Waymo’s self driving software is extremely impressive and it has released the data to prove it. Waymo is an L4-5 system and operating as such in multiple US cities right now while continuing to expand. Tesla FSD, which I have used, is a very impressive system but remains at L2 and Tesla...

After using Tesla “Enhanced Autopilot” (EAP) for the past 8 years and finding it very useful on highways and roads with no cross traffic (which is what it was designed for, it was an option that is no longer available, now replaced by FSD) I would definitely pay the one time price of Rivian...

Happy to see an R2 towing something, as that is my use case, but I doubt that trailer weighs 2000lbs empty. Seems like it would be much less.

Yes, I recognized that location as well. I’ll keep an eye out in my neighborhood…

I certainly sympathize. Although I hope to replace my 2017 Model X with an R2 next year, the X has always allowed the use of Tesla Adaptive Cruise Control while towing since Tesla first started selling the X in 2015. I use that feature on freeways and highways all the time while towing my 17 ft...

Thanks, didn’t know about that kind of rack. Check my sig, I’m not a Rivian owner yet. I have an R2 reservation and I’m a big fan of what Rivian is doing.

Under Driver Assistance Improvements, what is an “electrical accessory” that is a “vehicle attachment that doesn’t have an axle and isn’t directly supported by the ground”? Something that connects to the tow hitch, requires electrical power, but has no wheels; what would that be? And then the...

If only those “self cleaning” cameras could handle driving into direct sun…but they can’t. Yet a human with proper sunglasses can. vimeo.com/1077943907/ba08bd8a6f I tried to make that a link but the forum software says the “video does not exist. I know it does because I can view it in my...

Please provide a source for that assertion, since Tesla does not release data on FSD miles driven per disengagement.

Sure that makes sense; don’t fix things that are easy to fix. https://electrek.co/2025/05/14/tesla-yet-start-testing-robotaxi-service-without-driver-weeks-before-launch/ Elon has said FSD need to be many times safer than the average human driver, and currently FSD is orders of magnitude worse.

Elon has said multiple times something to the effect of “Since humans navigate the world with eyes and a brain cars should be able to do the same with cameras and a computer” as his reason for not using lidar, radar, and ultrasonics and for promising, every year for 6+ years, that Tesla FSD will...

As a long time Tesla owner I would like to let Rivian owners reading the post by @lpez210 know that using a steering wheel weight to trick the car into thinking the driver’s hand is on the wheel and then also not watching the road is a very bad idea and Tesla does not endorse it. It’s...

Fabulous! My wife and I have watched all three “Long Way” series and loved every one. I had been thinking that Charley Boorman’s injuries precluded him from doing any more long rides, but apparently not. And they are riding vintage bikes. AppleTV says “Coming soon 2025”.

This thread may have provided a clue that the R2 will have an adjustable air suspension option. I hope so!

Yes, when I ordered my Alto in 2016 the waitlist was well over a year. I think now it is much shorter. Safari Condo still does not have any dealers in the US as far as I know. I drove from California to Abbotsford B.C. to take delivery in 2018. Ironically, I now live in Vancouver just 60km from...

Hoping to get an R2 in 2026 to replace my Model X which I use to tow a Safari Condo Alto F1743 (about 2200 lbs fully loaded, full kitchen and bathroom, queen size bed, 2 person dinette, added 735W solar on roof, 600AH LiFePO batteries). It will be interesting to compare energy usage numbers...

Apologies, my mistake, thanks for posting that photo. I took another look at the Rivian website R2 page to confirm. Hoping that Rivian will simultaneously launch the R2 in Canada and the US so I can exercise my reservation option in 2026.