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You asked: I thought emergency use was a valid point if your phone or fob battery is dead, or your normal means of entry is lost or broken. Another use case for what I proposed is when you don’t want to have a phone or fob with you but you want to get back into your car after swimming...

If it only unlocks the vehicle but doesn’t permit driving then I’d hide a keycard in the vehicle so the watch gets me in and the card lets me drive. Hopefully the watch active entry will also permit the vehicle to be driven so no hidden backup card will be needed.

I think a better match for CyberTruck-shaped appliances would be a vacuum. People expect them to suck. :cool:

I also liked the motion activated feature this year and it seemed to be a hit with friends, too. I personally appreciated the interior overhead lighting / lightning flashes and the interactive stuff on the drive modes screen. It was fun to find the animations and I liked the spider and swamp...

I don't understand why the timeout on the charge port LED is so short. It can't be a power-saving thing given that it should use a minuscule amount of power. In my mind, once the charge port is opened the light which shines down on the port should stay on until at least one of three things...

How many miles do you have on your R1S? The Pirellis got noisier as we saw over 12k miles or so on the odometer of our 2023 Launch Edition. With over 10k miles I’m starting to notice the noise on our 2025 Dune R1S so the Dune floor lining doesn‘t seem any better at taming the Scorpion noise...

It does seem to stay on longer than it should following a lane change. In addition, I find the newer behavior of self-canceling on a lane change on certain roads plus the occasional accidental past-detent push to mean that sometimes I don’t know if the signal is latched on (will stay on until...

I was going to say this so thanks for putting that so well. Another related factor is the boxiness. American consumers seem to really like boxy SUVs for the practicality of enclosed volume and/or the visual appearance. The Model Y reads as a crossover, at best, and a lot of people place value...

At the risk of adding a potentially useful suggestion after reading through 5 pages: Have you taken it in for service? I’ve had 2 Rivians so far and neither has had the issues you describe. From what I’ve read here, most people aren’t reporting the same issues you’re experiencing. This makes me...

I’ve always preferred wired CarPlay and use our EV Play via a wired connection for this reason. With two people who drive the car this provides a quick and easy way of determining which person’s phone is being used by CP. Added bonuses: Without the Wi-Fi being used for CP, you can use Rivian’s...

Yes, and the same on 2025.34 yesterday: indication that it’s heating the battery and the battery temp in gauges went up.

No, I think you’re absolutely correct when the torque matters more than the horsepower. I went from a Gen1 Quad R1S on 20” AT tires to a Gen2 Tri R1S on 20” AT tires so the only thing that changed with the configuration was the drivetrain. I’ve had to dial back my throttle usage from a stop or...

Perfect reference for being blinded by the light! As a little kid I always thought the lyric was, ”wrapped up like a douche,” but officially it’s, “revved up like a deuce,” as in revved up like a deuce coupe hot rod.

When I arrived at the station the vehicle preconditioning reported a max charging rate of 150kW, which matched up with what we were getting initially. When another Rivian disconnected we jumped up to the 192kW so I'm assuming there was some maximum on a shared circuit. I'll have to check in the...

I’ve noticed that I get the “Charging speed reduced Slower due to cabin and battery cooling.” whenever I start DCFC during the summer with the A/C on, yet the only time I see reduced speeds is when I’m charging at a high rate (over 150kW or so) which is throttled even during winter with the...

Tape is easier but with something like this it’s important to make sure the tape works outdoors and in high heat. Otherwise there may be a real mess when removing the hot adapter after a summer charging session. Getting hot gooey tape adhesive on clothes, door handles, and a steering wheel may...

My mom is 88 and I started getting her brightly colored phone cases, wallets, charging cables, and remote control covers years ago. This really helped her notice things to not leave them behind and find things she puts down in a different location. When you get the replacement maybe buy a can...

Everyone has different needs. I’ve had maps specific to some parks, a measuring tape, a Swiss Army knife, binoculars., registration, insurance card, napkins, plastic utensils, hand sanitizer, moisturizer, sunscreen,, and multiple pairs of sunglasses. Oh, and occasionally, gloves. Gloveboxes...

I hope Gen 3 will have a redesigned dashboard with a top surface that has more structural integrity than wet cardboard, better vent placement, and at least one glovebox.

Yes, Rivian’s roof doesn’t make the tinted glass darker by tinting it more as what you describe in the BMW. It sounds like the BMW solution trades an increase in heat absorption for a decrease in brightness. With Rivian’s solution, the glass appears to get whiter as if you applied a white...