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Getting a lemon is always a possibility in any vehicle purchase, especially on launch of a new model, but Rivian seems to have a handle on things and they are purposefully doing a slow ramp up, so I would think your odds are good. And it’s also possible that the launch edition might have good...

Well, again, it's all speculation -- no one apart from RJ and crew know exactly, (and even then) about the timing of everything. And as a matter of production realities, it's inevitable that as the production of a new vehicle coming down the line, if they are at all following the precepts of...

I don't know but I would speculate the following variables based on what folks here have deduced: The "Lauch Edition" will not be the much-touted $45K base model, but a more expensive model with more upscale trim and technology, but not the Lidar. No one knows when the $45K base model will be...

Looks fire, would also look so good on Forest Green!

yeah, but what I really really want is one of these bad boys:

I actually used a CD in my purchase of my R1T, so I know they are still around, you about have to have a lot of them to afford the Rivian. Now, in terms of audio, hopefully the R2 will have a better sound system than the Gen 2 R1 vehicles. My R1 did not come with a cassette deck, there was no...

I am one of the few that appreciate the boldness of the styling, and there are some real interesting technical advances with the 48 volt system and drive by wire for sure. The battery technology and accomplishments in autonomy are laudable (but its deployment is both premature and marketing...

Some random reactions; Yeah I know most people don't like the look of the CT, but it reminds me of the deLorean, if DMC made an electric pickup. And, if you point out that the CT has lost sales because of its look, how many sales has Rivian lost due to its comic headlights? I passed on the CT...

For any half-way competent legal department at any legitimate corporation, subject to lawsuits in a litigious society, this is an easy call that a freshman law student could answer. Can you guess what they would emphatically say?

FSD is software controlling hardware, it does not reason, it calculates, it receives input from sensors and executes code. I'm not sure even those working at the highest levels in AI would characterize their algorithms as reasoning in the human sense. Logical, yes, able to draw inferences...

Such a possibility becomes increasingly unlikely when you examine the evidence on the video where the Tesla is accelerating after the turn and does not attempt to slow down mere feet from the water. If the input coordinates were at the end of the ramp, why then does the car accelerate rather...

Doncha just hate how good this marketing is?

well, it’s certainly true that our society suffers from the inflictions of scammers, hucksters, shysters, criminals and statisticians. Comparing the reality to the ideals we espouse can easily give rise to an insidious cynicism that poisons our sense of justice and encourages complacency. I...

It's largely irrelevant because regardless of the destination and IP, the car was in FSD, driving on a residential street, signaled a right turn and turned onto a boat ramp when it could have turned into a driveway, if it was seeking to turn around, and if it was trying to turn around, it could...

I think we are overlooking the core issue here, and why I find Tesla's "FSD" so deceptive and infuriating. The core issue is not that a Tesla operating under FSD was stopped by the driver from driving into a lake. From all the previous comments here, no one is particularly surprised by that...

Nope, Rivian never follows whatever Tesla does, how ridiculous 😉

If battery technology continues to improve, especially if the salt batteries work out, I would not be at all surprised if a BEV is cheaper than the complex EREV at launch.

Yes, I will say, in praise of the Scout, I like its front end much better than the R1. There, that's the hill I'll die on.

Poor Ford. If only they could focus on either the global market or the US, because the way things are now, they are very different markets. On the one hand, if they could feel free to really innovate a compelling competitor to the Chinese in the global market, I think they have it in their...

The sheer amount of money spent by large companies to cater to or woo Billionaire CEOs never ceases to amaze me (private jets, 5-star suites at sports arenas, conferences at exclusive Caribbean resorts, and don't get me started on the lawyering, lobbying or perks...) You would think...