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I couldn't easily find a map of the routes. If Wisconsin snow stopped his non-intervention streak, a planner would have to be very selective with dates to go coast to coast through the top third of the country successfully. Or very often. And I suppose 55% and "regularly" is something. I assume...

A significant achievement. I'll be accused of moving the goalposts; but I didn't set them. Repeat this during winter. And note that the same owner was seeing how long he could go without intervention. Weather stopped him in Wisconsin. Does this imply that there will always be situations...

Does this approach have a solution for the heavy rain, fog and snow incurred in large swaths of the country for several months a year? Yeah, I know, the driver is expected to take control under these "limited visibility" conditions. And that is perfectly fine for me. But if this version of...

At least for us, the phone connection being discussed is independent of the driver selected. The truck clearly shows me as driver, but if my wife is present, it will connect to her phone more often than not. When this happens, I can't simply select "me" from the Bluetooth symbol on the top...

Although this comment contains a grain of truth, I'll just throw it in the "false equivalency" file for what I hope are obvious reasons.

Small clarification; digital controls do not *have* to have perceptible latency.

Yep, people assume all boxes are created equal. If it looks like a box it MUST be incredibly bad.

I don't recall there being any promise from Rivian about order determining delivery on the R1s. A lot of assumptions here and complaining about the "friends and family" program though.

Neither does Dodge - typical leadership for them!

If the best engineering solution as far as power, torque and effeciency requires a little extra noise that happens to sound "like straight cut gears", I'm good. Selecting a louder option because is sounds "like straight cut gears," but doesn't perform as well? Not a fan. A new experience...

My belief is that RJ wants to participate in racing. An R3 version could start that. Which most certainly does not mean that a toned down variant cannot be another generations "eco-box".

Perhaps a part of a base R2 config? Timing is unlikely to be entirely coincidental.

Pedestrian warning is a welcome serious safety feature. Our R1T was a little loud when first delivered, but an early update adjusted that to what I would call a near perfect level. Fake "exhaust" noise that can only be heard inside the car, while silly (to me) is fine. Artificially sending...

So....what about making fake noise mandatory?

RJ wanted to make a sports car. He's an auto enthusiast for sure. Hopefully he'll continue to want to re-define the car driving and even racing experience as something different than the past. Too many "enthusiasts" want the exact experience of their ICE performance vehicle but to have all the...

As you pointed out, the Ferrari doesn't require the noise to be functionally effective, a Strat requires an amp to complete the "electric guitar" function. So for that reason alone, *I* would would characterize it as fake. Almost a perfect expression of form over function. And who would have...

I'm not trying to make a straw man argument. How exactly am I exaggerating or distorting your position? Neither AC nor audio directly affect the driver. Yes audio could be a HUGE distraction. Agreed. But could we agree this is not the same as mirrors folding in when changing lanes or...

I hear you. Requiring visual distraction to do (some of) these things while driving is a fail as far as I'm concerned. But as far as voice goes, is it possible that Rivian is concerned that at least the activities that affect the driver (mirrors, wipers, headlights, door position, etc.) are...

I would enjoy another voice as I'm sure others would. Choice is likely coming. I do wonder what we would think of a bot/assistant that made this statement in almost any context.: "condescending, 20-something, LA/San Fran cashier who hates their job and hates you worse for making them DO their job"

It only takes one odd shaped item now and then to make the R2 to make a more useful vehicle. People have been buying pickups for decades based on the occasional need for the ability to do that odd thing from time to time. The R2 will appeal to a different set of people.