CarPlay & Android Auto Smart Dash Screen has arrived! New from EVSportline.com

[jebinc]

@EVSportline Many thanks for shipping my order and receiving it yesterday. One of my best Christmas presents ever!

Installation was easy except the R1S fuse box is the most inaccessible one of any vehicle I've ever owned. Neither I nor my wife could reach the required fuse but thankfully my teenage daughter is home for Christmas and reached it no problem.

As far as the install, we decided to run the cable all the way across the top of the dash and down the left side which IMHO is the better way to go.

The only setup issue I haven't figured out yet is how to turn it off automatically after I lock the truck unless it will just timeout when the truck goes to sleep.

Regardless, I LOVE IT and would have easily paid double the price for it.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

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[pangpang77]

I received mine yesterday. I put together a short post / thread with some pics and experience here:

https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...e-carplay-display-hidden-wires-install.22622/

 

[SunDevil2213]

@EV Sportline When can the rest of us expect shipping notifications? Are you again waiting for more freight? Or was it just you only got out what you could this past weekend?

 

[WattTruckMatt]

Would love to know more about shipping timeframes as well.
Ordered November 27th, surprised it didn't make it in time for Christmas.

 

[EV Sportline]

Okay, for those that asked about power consumption, I got my meter and tested today...have a look here:

 

[SunDevil2213]

Okay, for those that asked about power consumption, I got my meter and tested today...have a look here:

We asked for more transparency around shipping. I think maybe 3 people got their units. What is the update on shipping? None of the rest of this matters except to the 3 people that got one.

 

[EV Sportline]

We asked for more transparency around shipping. I think maybe 3 people got their units. What is the update on shipping? None of the rest of this matters except to the 3 people that got one.

Okay, yes, our crew is back tomorrow and a bunch are shipping out of our LA facility!

Gang, we have 2 warehouses and parts that shipped last week all shipped out of our Atlanta facility. Oh, we've shipped a lot more than 3 - ha ha, not everyone comes and posts here!

 

[NY_Rob]

Okay, for those that asked about power consumption, I got my meter and tested today...have a look here:

Thank you!

Power draw is less than 5 watts at 5 volts.. excellent!

 

[strykerwsu]

I got mine last week. Hope to install tomorrow. Looking forward to what looks like a great product.

 

[Steve A.]

Okay, yes, our crew is back tomorrow and a bunch are shipping out of our LA facility!

Gang, we have 2 warehouses and parts that shipped last week all shipped out of our Atlanta facility. Oh, we've shipped a lot more than 3 - ha ha, not everyone comes and posts here!

Ha! I was wondering why east coast deliveries seemed to be first.

@EVSportline one other benefit you may want to also mention is the ability to send and receive texts via AA/CP voice to text/text to audio too, which is another major deficiency of the Rivian infotainment system until RJ reinvents that wheel too.

 

[azbill]

Got my shipped email today.

 

[Taysh831]

Just got my shipping confirmation today but not shipped yet. Can’t wait to get it installed.

 

[jebinc]

Ha! I was wondering why east coast deliveries seemed to be first.

@EVSportline one other benefit you may want to also mention is the ability to send and receive texts via AA/CP voice to text/text to audio too, which is another major deficiency of the Rivian infotainment system until RJ reinvents that wheel too.

That’s on of the top benefits, for me, of the display!

 

[Steve A.]

That’s on of the top benefits, for me, of the display!

I'm a Rivian fanboi as much as the next, but unfortunately, certain Rivian apologists really don't get the major benefits of AA/CP and especially those w/o professional software engineering experience really don't get what major waste of time and effort it is to reinvent the wheel EVERY time they add another app/feature that's already included w/ AA/CP; no need to wait for RJ to deliver Sirius/XM, since it's already included. ;-)

 

[brancky3]

I'm a Rivian fanboi as much as the next, but unfortunately, certain Rivian apologists really don't get the major benefits of AA/CP and especially those w/o professional software engineering experience really don't get what major waste of time and effort it is to reinvent the wheel EVERY time they add another app/feature that's already included w/ AA/CP; no need to wait for RJ to deliver Sirius/XM, since it's already included. ;-)

Being a Rivian fanboy has nothing to do with AA/CP. Personally, I love AA/CP. When I am choosing a rental car (for example) it's a no-go for me if it's not included. But.... My wife's Mach E has it and it's pretty awful looking on a big screen. Like, comically bad as if it's designed for a 5 year old. It's almost hard to use and since it's so spread out nothing is a quick tap. I'm not denying the functionality as it's basically everything you'd ever want, but it's also pretty cumbersome to go back to the car's native menus to change a setting (eg audio settings, etc). If Rivian does decide to adopt it, I hope it's a 1/3 screen implementation honestly.

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