Look what others are paying for software updates

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Guys, I just needed to share this. Considering all the "doom & gloom" lately, another post about Rivian's software architecture reminded me of this screenshot a few days ago in one of the Chevy forums:

There was dozens of comments but long story short this guy's truck needed a software update, updates weren't covered by the warranty, and it was going to cost him $341.69.

Imo if their software is at fault they should fix it for free. And probably push it out to all the trucks, whether they've started experiencing the issue or not. Meanwhile us over here at Rivian are getting free software updates pushed OTA every month that actually improve our vehicles.

So as much as we like to complain, at least we aren't getting routinely bent over because of software issues entirely beyond our control.

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[Dark-Fx]

Guys, I just needed to share this. Considering all the "doom & gloom" lately, another post about Rivian's software architecture reminded me of this screenshot a few days ago in one of the Chevy forums:

There was dozens of comments but long story short this guy's truck needed a software update, updates weren't covered by the warranty, and it was going to cost him $341.69.

Imo if their software is at fault they should fix it for free. And probably push it out to all the trucks, whether they've started experiencing the issue or not. Meanwhile us over here at Rivian are getting free software updates pushed OTA every month that actually improve our vehicles.

So as much as we like to complain, at least we aren't getting routinely bent over because of software issues entirely beyond our control.

I've got the hardware to do updates on GM vehicles, but don't keep my licensing active. $45 for 24 month access for a VIN and $64 for 3 days access into the tool. Of course not knowing the issues are solved in a software update that exists is an entirely different problem. You could just look and see that there are updates available, and apply them, but there's some risk involved in doing that as I've found out before.

 

[COdogman]

Rivian should use this information to charge $341/ year for CarPlay

 

[SoCal Rob]

Rivian should use this information to charge $341/ year for CarPlay

If Tesla went this route Elon would probably change the price from $341.69 to $420.69 per year.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Rivian should use this information to charge $341/ year for CarPlay

Along with all the oddly specific feature requests.

 

[Robin]

Rivian should use this information to charge $341/ year for CarPlay

 

[BFNMichigan]

If Tesla went this route Elon would probably change the price from $341.69 to $420.69 per year.

Lol - we all know Elon would totally use $420.69 as the price.

He is sooooo clever!

 

[MXA121]

Good perspective to keep. Rivian is in the top 2 auto companies out there when it comes to software. Huge advantage moving forward.

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