My Rivian saved mine and my kids lives

[RivianMatt]

@skram , Out of curiosity, did the airbags deploy? How was it getting out of the Rivian after after the accident? Were you able to open the doors yourself? Very thankful that you and your family are okay!

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[racekarl]

When you say "traffic circle", do you mean what we Brit's call a "roundabout"?

Sort of. In the US we have a few varieties: smaller roundabouts like the UK, as was as larger (and older, at least in the US) rotaries. These are sometimes quite large and may contain development in the middle of them. We also have "traffic calming circles" which are quite small and usually don't involve an intersection, but are instead often just plopped into a two way road.

 

[skram]

ty!
yes the airbags in the front deployed. and the driver door would not open me and my kids got out of the car from the front passenger seat but the door would only open a couple of inches - we had to squeeze through.

 

[skram]

I forgot to mention something else that happened during the accident. I was on the phone with my husband during the time of impact. My car automatically hung up our phone call (he didn't hear anything he thought the call dropped) and it dialed SOS! I'm pretty sure that the person on the line dialled the cops and ambulance for me, which is why they arrived at the scene so quickly.

 

[Doc]

I forgot to mention something else that happened during the accident. I was on the phone with my husband during the time of impact. My car automatically hung up our phone call (he didn't hear anything he thought the call dropped) and it dialed SOS! I'm pretty sure that the person on the line dialled the cops and ambulance for me, which is why they arrived at the scene so quickly.

@skram were you able to retrieve the gear guard video of the crash??? I think the system saves the last 30-60 seconds of video when it detects an impact or heavy breaking.

 

[KBabione]

I forgot to mention something else that happened during the accident. I was on the phone with my husband during the time of impact. My car automatically hung up our phone call (he didn't hear anything he thought the call dropped) and it dialed SOS! I'm pretty sure that the person on the line dialled the cops and ambulance for me, which is why they arrived at the scene so quickly.

I'm guessing you have an iPhone...If you've set up your ICE (In Case of Emergency) contacts correctly your husband should have also immediately received a text with your location and that you've been in an accident. It's an invaluable feature...

Two years ago my father (then 81) t-boned a driver who pulled out directly in front of him (NoVA drivers...Different story) and his phone texted both me and my sister instantly to tell us he was in an accident and it included the Google Maps location. She was 15 minutes away and was able to arrive pretty quickly after the police and ambulance. Furthermore, when he was transported to an ER in the ambulance for evaluation, we continued to get location updates every 10-15 minutes that he was being moved (he never acknowledged in the phone that he was okay) and where he was. It's amazing tech!

 

[stormbreaker]

These vehicles are plain amazing. Very happy your and your children are well. That was some impact!

Take time to see how everything feels. Please see your physician ASAP.

All the best

 

[skram]

I'm guessing you have an iPhone...If you've set up your ICE (In Case of Emergency) contacts correctly your husband should have also immediately received a text with your location and that you've been in an accident. It's an invaluable feature...

Two years ago my father (then 81) t-boned a driver who pulled out directly in front of him (NoVA drivers...Different story) and his phone texted both me and my sister instantly to tell us he was in an accident and it included the Google Maps location. She was 15 minutes away and was able to arrive pretty quickly after the police and ambulance. Furthermore, when he was transported to an ER in the ambulance for evaluation, we continued to get location updates every 10-15 minutes that he was being moved (he never acknowledged in the phone that he was okay) and where he was. It's amazing tech!

can you believe I don't have an iPhone ? I have an android. But honestly thinking to switch and this just convinced me more.
That's a crazy story about your dad. Glad he's ok!

 

[skram]

@skram were you able to retrieve the gear guard video of the crash??? I think the system saves the last 30-60 seconds of video when it detects an impact or heavy breaking.

My car completely shut off. My husband went today to try and retrieve the footage, and he couldn't But the police have from a different car, we're going to try and get it from them.
will definitely post when I do

 

[skram]

These vehicles are plain amazing. Very happy your and your children are well. That was some impact!

Take time to see how everything feels. Please see your physician ASAP.

All the best

thank you so much!

 

[kenyee]

honestly thinking to switch and this just convinced me more

Google pixel 8+ have a similar feature:
https://store.google.com/intl/en/ideas/articles/car-crash-detection

Samsung s24+ should have it with the next big OneUI 7 update.

 

[RoadTripFan]

I am so happy you and yours are all safe!!

 

[CrazyOne]

can you believe I don't have an iPhone ? I have an android. But honestly thinking to switch and this just convinced me more.
That's a crazy story about your dad. Glad he's ok!

Get help in an emergency using your Pixel phone - Pixel Phone Help https://search.app/v6EQNQUzqnqQVPzq9

Your phone likely has the feature, just isn't setup.

 

[EZEram]

I was getting off the highway and someone ran a red light which caused me and 3 other cars to get into a major accident. I'm so thankful I drive such a strong and safe car, me and my kids came out with virtually no injuries.

Time for a new Rivian.

What did the other cars look like.

 

[DeafPug]

What did the other cars look like.

See post #68 in this thread...

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