I've thought more about this. Unless available as part of an off-road package on a new vehicle, I'm now thinking a retrofit would cost $15k from Rivian.
A Warn Platinum winch of sufficient size retails for $3k; so $5k from Rivian. Bumper $5k; labor $5k.
There certainly are Rivian buyers that...
I don't disagree that they would/should have tried.
But I suspect the number of people that both want, and will spend $10k and up for a replacement bumper and winch is far lower than the number of people who want and are willing to pay for to retrofit a well design, working auto tonneau.
Even...
It seems to me that if we ever get the option for that winch and bumper it will be with a complete spec refresh. If Rivian won't provide for or let current owners, who they forced into manual covers, retrofit the new auto tonneau cover, they are highly unlikely to make this available to us...
Frank Klein came aboard Rivian in June of 2022. Based on his resume, I would assume his job is to apply his experience in operations, production, automation, etc. to scale production.
I personally would assume that since he came aboard, he has given Rivian his best advice. And that his advice...
Perhaps since all the bed rail plastic etc. is replaced, there is hope for a retrofit of automatic for those people who were forced to remove the auto cover. Eventually.......
Doesn't contactless open the door for other devices (watches, etc.) besides credit cards?
If so, does that circumvent the skimming problem people are concerned about?
For me the best jacking solution comes from a mix of vendors:
Safejacks sells a kit that I have tested with the Gen 2 puck from Jackpucks.com. The puck from Jackpucks.com fits fine on the jack in the kit; which means the variety of extensions do as well.
I also bought their universal baseplate...
Both companies have challenges, but those challenges are as different as the products.
If I recall, Rivian's IPO stated they were looking at capturing perhaps 15% of the market over time.
Contrast that with Ford, who I believe said production would be 150,000 this year. And that number has to...
Since 2023.26.00 mine have been much more unpredictable. They used to be fantastic. But with this software release they don't work hardly at all when the vehicle is doing the weed-eater imitation.
My understanding is that Rivian is aware of the air conditioner/compressor problem. I'm hoping my...
Well, this doesn't bode well......o_O
To be fair, my nearest SC is almost 250 miles away. So there was every reason to believe this would be the case in the near term.
It could be worse. I wonder how many people are simply looking at the temp when opening the app? Not realizing that you have to wake it up to get a current reading.
I'm genuinely happy the current version of the software works as you describe - for you. It absolutely does not here. Selecting auto does not mitigate.