2027 R1 Due in August - What's Changing?

[lefkonj]

I don't believe Rivian has followed the typical Auto industry of new model year in the August timeframe as of yet. I would imagine LIDAR is coming to the R1 when it hits the R2 at the end of the year. The new steering wheel maybe but not 100% convinced of that one yet.

The changes to the OS can be done with a OTA.

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[seanocono]

My guess is ‘27 is a quiet year for R1 where we’ll see one new color option, and a Dune-like special edition mid year to get us to ‘28.

 

[3wisemonkeyz]

Winamp skins. Prepare to be underwhelmed.

It really whips the llamas ass!

 

[Zorg]

Wonder when gen3 gonna come out

 

[GRC]

I would love to have massaging seats and heads up display. Other EVs (e.g. Cadillac) have these options and I feel by Rivian adding those it should be able to win over a segment looking for some luxury features

 

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Feel like from a supplier standpoint, switching to the new steering wheel would standardize costs somewhat. And also make the "driver experience" when going between models more uniform. Other than that... a new paint color maybe?

 

[SANZC02]

I would be surprised if there is anything new.

My guess is sometime mid next year they release a G3 R1 with the new computers and Lidar.

 

[C12farmer]

My prediction is no changes that require too much recertification or crash testing. That means probably no captains chairs or any other major structural change. They could make changes to the entertainment hardware or even steering wheel to use the same parts as R2.

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