I was watching Rivian's demo of voice to text and I'm VERY happy to see this coming. IF IT WORKS as advertised, this is going to be vastly better than Carplay or Siri's sorry ass.
But I'll still call out the lack of CarPlay support. Mostly for laughs š¤Ŗ
If I got an R2 (which honestly, I'm not) I would definitely go white and do the R2D2 thing.. I'd also be fighting to get a customer plate saying "D2". or maybe someone can 3d print a D2 badge..
I get you, just haven't had that issue.
That said, I do think I'll care A LOT more about autonomy as I get older. I've said before that autonomous vehicles will allow the elderly to maintain their independence much longer. Not everyone can drive a car at 98yo like my Grandma could. š
Wassym is a semi regular on Reddit, He comments every once in a blue moon but used to do a Q/A. They got away from that. His username is u/WassymRivian
But, for some reason, he never answers my question as to when weāre going to get the V2H solution that has been promised since day one. Itās...
Itās amazing how such a small thing brings a smile to most people. Itās also pretty easy to do. Iām kinda surprised Rivian doesnāt do it more often.
Do you have kids? If so, take a LONG hard look at the interior emergency rear door handles and what a kid would have to do to exit the vehicle in an emergency. If itās not an issue, then carry on.
In many ways the Gen 1ās are better vehicles. Iāve owned two R1Ts and had next to no problems with either of them. My R1S has been back to the service center three times and Iām about to send it for a fourth. Yesterday I found the air compressor controls are dead. The air compressor itself works...
I agree with everything here but WHERE IN HADES is the V2H update that Rivian has promised since DAY ONE! Itās like @Wassym is trying to be as reliable as Elon with his software promises.
Oh and Carplayā¦. because I want more laugh emoji responses⦠š¤Ŗ