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I could see a possibility where you walk up with the key fob in your pocket and the Rivian automatically unlock all the doors. Which, in turn, could activate Alexa to listen for its wake word, which could be then used externally to open the frunk. I'd hope in the scenario, and most other...

So many holes up there. Accessory mounting holes? Alexa microphone array? Thoughts?

How'd you do it?

Yes the rock hit the bottom of the truck, but we really don't know if it caused any damage.

That's some mega parsely!

A mileage tax sound more fair to me. Granted not all of the miles driven by Rivians, or any EV for that matter, will be on pubic roads.

All those controls would be available through the touch screen or other knobs and buttons. It's good to see that the SDK supports local control. From the docs: "The Local Voice Control (LVC) extension provides car control, communication, navigation, and entertainment functionality, with and...

That delay feels production level, based on my home Alexa usage. This is where the voice recognition processing and connectivity comes into play. By default, and if there is a good connection, the voice recording of you saying "Alexa, do X..." would get sent to AWS (their virginia region)...

So that's 1 kid + a camp kitchen (?) that can fit in the gear tunnel?

Driver+KITT.

Cuz they aren't losing that much that it's worth the cost to add charging stations to their existing gas stations, if they even has the space and pre-requisite power infrastructure to ease a charger install.

Got a drone?

You could probably ask customer service and get this response: "Rivian will be happy to share that information with you closer to production launch." Seriously though. I don't think we know. My guess is there is no significant difference in quality and it is just markup.

I'd assume that Honda is a bit different than the newer automakers like Rivian and Tesla. Sometimes people refer to Telsa's as iPads on wheels, with the implication that they are just as much software as hardware. I'd hope that Rivian is focusing on their software as much as their hardware and...

It is entirely possible for a BEV to not have a 12V battery. My motorcycle in my avatar is a BEV that does not have a 12V battery. When keyed on, the DC-DC converter is fired up and it then has 12V for all the lights and accessories.

They are providing an app for your phone, which could have permissions to almost everything on your phone. They could integrate notifications, music, and other controls into their app which would link to your car through bluetooth or wifi. They chose to build their own RivianAutoPlay ecosystem...

Does the image posted in this other thread help us determine the removability? Source: https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/rivian-factory-update-from-vp-of-manufacturing-erik-fields.1008/post-18985

I don't think I'm over estimating it. To provide a wireless induction based power connection for the ~2000 watts of equipment, you'd need some rather large and heavy coils. Think about a cell phone's wireless charger. It's providing something in the range of 10 or 15 watts. Sizing that up to...

Agreed and that was my point. It is just a nominal number and real world circumstances will affect it.

Is that 140 EPA rating miles, or real world miles? I'm guessing the former. My BEV motorcycle has a rated 100 mile range; I get 50 real world miles. I take all these stats with lots of salt. We just have to wait and see what the real world mileage and charging rates will be like. Where are the...