Recent content by electruck

Absolutely. At that point you stand a far greater chance of encountering other road hazards that have nothing to do with the vehicle.

I don't disagree. However, having developed software for complex systems for over 30 years, I will also tell you that engineers also fail to anticipate (or sometimes just don't bother to code for) a lot of low frequency edge case scenarios. It would seem a safe assumption that electrical...

What follows is also 100% pure speculation on my part. Rattle in dash followed by an airbag error message... my guess is there is a loose/faulty airbag connection that prompted the vehicle to shut down because the system thought the airbag was missing. Perhaps not the most graceful way to handle...

the difference is the OP is complaining because he is too cheap to pay for Connect+ which pays for the network connectivity and cloud compute required to run the current implementation of the Rivian Assistant. With Alexa, he was able to execute basic commands even without Connect+ so it's a loss...

on my R1S, one came installed backwards. I had to remove the bolt underneath the seat, flip it around, then reinstall correctly. was easier to do it myself than schedule service just for that.

guys, let's give SoCal Rob a break here. He's a long time valued forum member who has been caught off guard by vehicle regulations that resulted in a control that's not working the way he expected. he's not here to rage bait.

personally, I don't have an issue with current regulation. it's only an issue if you've mistakenly assumed that the direction of motion of the control correlates with the direction of motion of the controlled surface as opposed to push/pull actions correlating with open/close.

preaching to the choir here. take it up with the govt regulators. also keep in mind that regulations trail technology, often by decades (take matrix headlights, for example). the regulations were written well before the era of software defined vehicles and based on the available technology of...

easier to get pre-approved with your own lender than through Rivian.

Did I understand that site correctly that they believe the tire cost delta would be in the $1.50-$6.50 per tire range?! highly unlikely, laughable even, given that OE tires can run an extra $100 or more per tire as compared to cheaper available alternatives. CA consumers may collectively save a...

this is the technology centric world we live in. stop lights, internet routers, every connected device in the IoT, municipal water supplies, the electric grid (including generation and distribution), and the list goes on and on... all these things can be hacked and weaponized. there is an...

Manufacturers have no "burden" beyond the warranty period. And the aftermarket will sustain vehicles after that, assuming there is consumer demand.

What's your point? That concern applies to nearly every device and digital account in existence today, including ICE vehicles. This was over a decade ago and didn't even involve quantum computing to break encryption: https://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/

a manufacturer may choose to no longer support and may cease to provide feature and security updates but that doesn't brick the vehicle. I mean, even with cell phones, some people still get by using some pretty ancient devices. there are also numerous other possibilities that could play out in...

there is still a market for 40+ yr old ICE jalopies that are beat up, barely run, have outdated cassette players, zero connectivity, no working a/c, etc. same will hold true for BEVs. not everyone can afford to buy new and many can barely afford an old jalopy.