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It has both, but I don't believe it uses the torque sensor to detect hands at the steering wheel. I've never had to apply torque. I think it has to have the torque sensor to know when to deactivate driver+, and to active it again (after a lane change). In any case it works really well. it's...

The R1 uses a capacitive sensor to detect touch, and not a torque sensor. The ankle weight is a way to defeat the old torque sensors. But, that doesn't work with newer implementations as they expect a change in torque as well. I think Tesla successfully defeated the use of weights. But...

My understanding is he's a vegan which is different than a vegetarian diet. What this tells me is he's fully onboard with sustainability. I'll be a meat eater for the rest of my life. In fact I'll do battle with other humans over the last steak. But, I have a deep respect for Vegans because to...

Hands on the steering wheel isn't a substitute for a driver monitoring system. A properly implemented Driver Monitoring system should not have any privacy concerns because its a closed loop system. I would be absolutely surprised if the R2 didn't come with a driver monitoring system. It's my...

If insurance prices keep increasing I'm going to trade my Rivian in on bumper car.

If I had to pick I'd definitely take the ability to use it on undivided highways over hands free. But, what I like about hands free is the sense that its very good and requires roads that have been mapped. More so than the actual ability to use it hands free. So basically hands on the steering...

I don't think that's necessary a bad thing. It loses them a LOT of money

My preference is for all the safety critical stuff has physicals buttons. All non-critical, but frequently pushed buttons have direct soft controls. Not a two or more touches to change the setting like the heated seat. That button is hit for too often to be in a second control. For...

What was the long standing issue? I got a sense that the Bellevue Service department was so overloaded that they were unwilling to work on customer vehicles that had customer nuisance problems that were non-trivial to fix. Where they even blamed my driving style, but somehow also claimed they...

Just out of curiosity How much money would it take you to live with the damage? I imagine if I had minor body damage like that it would take less than $50K to live with the problem. As long as its less than the retail hit then I'm fine.

Still beats the weak body panels the R1T/R1S has. At least you can wrap a CT. Still wouldn't want to buy a CT though due to a hideous design.

I'd probably get a DM. My R1T has too much drive train noise to ever get another Rivian unless Rivian took pity on my ears by making me a good offer in trade. It's a 6XXX VIN. Aside from that and the near constant FW glitches its been pretty nice. So nice that its maddening that they can't...

I think its an interesting question. I'm all for taking responsibility and I would in this case despite the potential for confusion. Where it gets interesting is with a more sophisticated driver assistance where it automatically adjusts the speed. So you could easily end up speeding without...

Go back to the reality you came from!!! You probably even look up. This reality is all about alternative truths, and denial. Where we look down. We don't dare look up. :P

Glitched. I meant heated steering wheel control.

I think there is a confusion over whether 12VDC is available with the PD protocol. It's not available on all USB-C wall plugs, but it is surprisingly common. You can certainly request that voltage. Not that I expect Rivian to support it. I use something similar to the following, but it allows...

I'm confused because it looks like the only thing that saved the girl was that the girl was in the front. If she had been in the rear she would have been crushed.

In earlier version of the Firmware I've seen it pop up, but I haven't seen it in a long time Like 12k miles of time. Generally if an error message goes away quickly then I ignore it.

I find the preconditioning for charging noise to be incredibly loud. Worse than I remembered from my previous vehicle which was a Tesla, and I thought that was loud when preconditioning. Under normal circumstances I don't find the motors loud at 70. Mine tend to be loud at around 40mph and...

I mentioned it as an option since I managed to get mine back. Albeit mine was pre-2015. :) And I wouldn't have bought my first Tesla in 2015 if I hadn't gotten that refund. It makes sense because building brand loyalty is worth far more than the $1K. At the same time you don't want people...