https://waymo.com/blog/2025/04/waymo-and-toyota-outline-strategic-partnership?mod=ANLink
This is what Rivian should have done, but it's not too late. Rivian can still strike a deal with Waymo or Mobileye and not be left behind. Waymo, in particular, has invested billions in their platform and...
Once again I’m scheduling out three months for service. Is anyone aware of an existing class action lawsuit against Rivian for failure to honor warranty obligations in a timely manner? All the data is already discoverable in Rivian’s systems, it might be a slam dunk, assuming a law exists which...
Before today I was not a fan of the go chime, as I think it is unnecessary. But today a funny thing happened: I was in line to take a left out of a strip mall into a busy street. There was a car in front of me, but no stop light. The car went, and then my car chimed “go!”. So, I instinctively...
As you may recall, Motor Intelligence posted slow sales for Rivian in January, which was picked up by this thread: [LOCKED DUE TO INACCURATE FIGURES] Rivian U.S. Sales January 2025. Someone then claimed they had an "inside source" that these numbers were "inaccurate". At best, that's hearsay and...
This afternoon I opened my powered tonneau, put some stuff in the bed, and pressed close. It went about a foot and then reversed itself.
I dry lube the tracks regularly and, upon checking, found they were free of any debris. Yet, the failing continued.
I thought perhaps the cover was...
There’s not much to this PSA. Here’s my driver’s door. I suppose it’s a ring or a watch doing the scratching, but usually my watch is covered by a shirt or jacket. “Chrome by the arm” is not a design choice I would have personally made, but I’m not a car designer. At least use hard metal.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/RIVN/insider-transactions/
Insider
Transaction
Type
Value
Date
MCDONOUGH CLAIRE DChief Financial Officer
Sale at price 14.25 - 14.27 per share.
Direct
97,759
Feb 19, 2025
SCARINGE ROBERT JChief Executive Officer
Sale at price 13.76 per share.
Direct
491,414...
As you can see, there is almost no battery degradation. Maybe 0.5%, but that could easily be explained by temperature fluctuations and noise.
This is a great result, and much better than Tesla. I wonder if one could trade faster DC fast charing at above 80% SoC for a greater amount of...
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“To qualify for this limited-time offer, you must request a trade-in estimate, submit an order in R1 Shop and take delivery of your eligible R1S or R1T by March 31, 2025.”
Sounds like the article which noted a dip in January sales was, in fact, spot on, despite the “my uncle’s cousin’s...
To me, the Rivian bed is just 6” shy of being truly useful. I think Rivian would sell more trucks by lengthening the R1T a bit. That leaves space for a few more battery modules, too.
Thoughts?
R1S Dual Max Performance: Nokian LT3s, 65-70 MPH average speed: 231 miles total range
R1T Dual Max, Nokian R5s, 65-70 MPH average speed: 205 miles total range
All data automatically collected via electrafi.com for this winter's driving.
Pretty sad, but about what I expected. It's been cold...
Many times have I flipped the car from reverse to drive, or vise versa, only to find that it didn't take. It turns out, at least on G1 vehicles, that one can flub the stalk, see and feel it moving appropriately, but it's just shy of triggering the sensor. Now, you're still left in the mode you...
Twice on a recent road trip I needed to rapidly decelerate from 60+ MPH on a dry road. Regen was set to high. Upon pressing the brake pedal, the brakes felt "dead"--like I didn't have any hydraulic assist. Upon taking my foot off and re-applying, the brakes then seemed to "work".
I think this...
If you need to jump a G1 Rivian primary battery, you might be surprised that the tow hitch terminals, which are red and black in the owners guide, may both be black. Nice.
In that case, you need to fully unwrap the black electrical tape that covers both wires, and you will find the colors. I...
Well, it finally happened to me. Plugged the car in last night, it charged from 50% to 70%, came back out this morning and it was bricked (and still plugged in). I assume this is a 12V battery failure, something I've never had in 25 years of car ownership (across about seventeen cars). For all...
Twice now, my Rivian has let mine drive away with PAAK, only to decide a key is no longer present in the vehicle after I have parked miles from home. Both times a reset solved the issue. Is there a way to prevent this going forward? Is it a hardware defect, or is this yet another Rivian bug I...
That is all. I can use my phone in the meantime, but it never proximity unlocks up the car without fumbling for it in my pocket (and waking it up) first. Latest iPhone. At least the fob proximity unlocks “most” of the time.
My Rivians get more rain drops on their exterior camera lenses than any other car I’ve driven. Either their placement doesn’t heed aerodynamic principles or the lenses themselves are not coated properly. I’ve tried RainX to no avail; what is the latest thinking about how to remedy this? There...
For a long time other people who drive my Rivians thought they were getting good efficiency by looking at the history view on the instrument panel, which shows a heavy black line around 2 mi/kwh. They thought it was the "target", roughly equivalent to the EPA rated range, and felt good when they...
I have lossless Apple Music on my iPhone, but when streaming identical tracks, Apple Music in the car sounds much better. They may have taken the spatial processing from desktop iTunes. It makes the Rivian audio system decent! If I have to pay extra for better audio, I will. I would prefer if I...