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evilyn
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The 330-Mile Question: Where Are the 260+ Mile R2 Drives?
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Yep, I usually charge at home when the SoC drops to 30%, so it's 30%-70% for daily use is more than enough. When on road trips, you...
Yesterday at 5:12 PM
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Man the furthest I ever drove my Model 3 at high freeway speeds was 225 miles and that was only necessary because of a gap in chargers...
Yesterday at 5:03 PM
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As someone who owned a m3p 2018, my real range was 230-240, epa was 309.
Yesterday at 5:02 PM
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@ksurfier maybe you could state your end goal?what are you looking to accomplish or convince people of? Whatโs your point? There have...
Yesterday at 5:00 PM
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The 330-Mile Question: Where Are the 260+ Mile R2 Drives?
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I got my car just two days ago, so didn't have a chance for real road trip. I did ~50 mile round trip today, mostly on freeway, set...
Tuesday at 8:31 PM
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How many of these threads are you going to start? And the 20s are not as efficient as the 21s. You really need to stop misleading...
Tuesday at 8:24 PM
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Apple CarPlay & Android Auto for Rivian R2! ๐๐ผ Easy DIY Plug-&-Play Vehicle Specific Smart Screen ๐๐ผ
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Don't feed me AI generated arguments. If we're going to have a discussion, use your own words. I am fully aware of how CarPlay and...
Tuesday at 8:21 PM
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Apple CarPlay & Android Auto for Rivian R2! ๐๐ผ Easy DIY Plug-&-Play Vehicle Specific Smart Screen ๐๐ผ
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Nothing conflicting. Rivian at that time was already finishing Gear Guard, that's why it was reserved for the next OTA update. You...
Tuesday at 8:20 PM
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Apple CarPlay & Android Auto for Rivian R2! ๐๐ผ Easy DIY Plug-&-Play Vehicle Specific Smart Screen ๐๐ผ
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That port should have plenty of power for a display and a thumb drive/SSD. The R2 manual has conflicting statements about it, but the...
Tuesday at 8:13 PM
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Apple CarPlay & Android Auto for Rivian R2! ๐๐ผ Easy DIY Plug-&-Play Vehicle Specific Smart Screen ๐๐ผ
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Millions? ๐คชGoogle not long ago put the number of 3000+ apps in Google Play with purpose-built in-car experiences. Since I had Android...
Tuesday at 8:11 PM
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Apple CarPlay & Android Auto for Rivian R2! ๐๐ผ Easy DIY Plug-&-Play Vehicle Specific Smart Screen ๐๐ผ
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On page 24, under Power Outlets Overview, the R2 guide says: The USB-C outlet in the center glove box is for charging and storing data...
Tuesday at 7:50 PM
evilyn
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Apple CarPlay & Android Auto for Rivian R2! ๐๐ผ Easy DIY Plug-&-Play Vehicle Specific Smart Screen ๐๐ผ
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Exactly, you need a rubber mat and liners to prevent scratches. Alternatively, a carpeted material can be used, but that accumulates...
Tuesday at 3:33 PM
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PPF won't stop scratches unless it's super thick stuff.
Tuesday at 3:29 PM
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Apple CarPlay & Android Auto for Rivian R2! ๐๐ผ Easy DIY Plug-&-Play Vehicle Specific Smart Screen ๐๐ผ
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Everything is wrong with that kludge: wrong place, wrong USB, no integration with Rivian navigation. That USB-C port is not a power...
Tuesday at 3:25 PM
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No offense, but that's an awful place to put a screen you're supposed to look at while driving.
Tuesday at 3:17 PM
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Rival: BMW iX3 reviews are impressive... R2 has its work cut out
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No, no, no. Acceleration is super important:
Monday at 8:13 PM
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I will say that the adaptive cruise control functionality and physical controls in the mach e are superior. Very easy to use and...
Monday at 6:25 PM
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First Road Trip in my R2 - Stats & Thoughts
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I used Ford autonomy always and everywhere, every day on every road. It reads the signs, it adjusts the speed, it keeps my usual setting...
Monday at 3:18 PM
evilyn
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First Road Trip in my R2 - Stats & Thoughts
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I also switched from Mach-E AWD to R2 two days ago. I didn't make long trips yet, but on short distances on freeway at 75 mph I found R2...
Monday at 11:47 AM
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R2 overhead window switches: backwards?
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Here I found it (apologies if somebody already mentioned it). The relevant rule is FMVSS No. 118, 49 CFR ยง 571.118, which governs...
Monday at 10:57 AM
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I agree with the other comments about disabling proximity unlock at home. I did this almost immediately; don't need my vehicle waking...
Monday at 9:53 AM
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Similarly equipped the IX3 is $10,000+ more. Better range and slightly faster DC charging is the main advantage of the BMW. BMW has...
Sunday at 9:21 PM
evilyn
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Rival: BMW iX3 reviews are impressive... R2 has its work cut out
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I found ix3 to be boring oversized sedan, but it does have a good range.
Sunday at 4:48 PM
evilyn
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Rival: BMW iX3 reviews are impressive... R2 has its work cut out
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Starting MSRP is $61,500. You will add thousands more (~$68k-$70k) to get something closer to R2.
Sunday at 4:46 PM
evilyn
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What tint percentage is everyone doing on their R2?
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Here is California, the rules are rather strict. For front side windows, qualifying film must have at least 88% VLT itself, leave the...
Sunday at 4:05 PM
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What tint percentage is everyone doing on their R2?
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Normally I tint my vehicles too, for heat reduction. However, this thread convinced me I can save money on tint this time.
Sunday at 3:52 PM
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What tint percentage is everyone doing on their R2?
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You better check your State regulations. Many limit side glass tint to 35%. I had 20% on a car a few years ago and had to remove to...
Sunday at 3:48 PM
evilyn
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Adaptive Cruise speed adjustment
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To finish this thread this is what I found by driving on different roads today. ChatGPT was correct mentioning that the manual has a gap...
Sunday at 3:18 PM
evilyn
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Adaptive Cruise speed adjustment
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I use both Codex and Claude Code every day. Only ignorant people would think Opus 5 is better than GPT-5.6sol, in reality Opus isn't...
Sunday at 2:33 PM
evilyn
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Adaptive Cruise speed adjustment
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I can't fix stupid, but I can block them ๐
Sunday at 2:28 PM
evilyn
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Adaptive Cruise speed adjustment
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"despite ChatGPT being wrong" -- where was it wrong? People were, ChatGPT wasn't, and in fact it was as useful as it could be. What...
Sunday at 11:28 AM
evilyn
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Adaptive Cruise speed adjustment
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That wasn't really the question. AI couldn't give a definitive answer because the manual has gaps and inconsistencies. The question was...
Saturday at 6:09 PM
evilyn
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UBER CFO buys R2 after Autonomy+ test drive
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Is he implying that Launch Edition is getting point-to-point autonomy? Supervised, of course, but still.
Saturday at 10:57 AM
evilyn
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Adaptive Cruise speed adjustment
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The amusing part is that people who โleverage AI all day every dayโ should, of all people, understand that results depend heavily on the...
Saturday at 10:49 AM
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Cost for 20โ OEM full-size spare?
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Apparently California approved new efficiency rules restricting the sale of replacement tires that donโt meet rolling-resistance...
Saturday at 9:55 AM
evilyn
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Got my R2 today, and walk away question
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Excellent suggestions. So instead of asking AI assistant to search the 400-page manual for a feature, I have two superior options...
Saturday at 9:49 AM
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more power to you
Saturday at 9:40 AM
evilyn
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Adaptive Cruise speed adjustment
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Iโve been driving for about 40 years and somehow managed to survive without ever reading a car manual cover to cover. Iโm not planning...
Saturday at 9:37 AM
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Not sure a snarky response to a valid question is warranted. Most people donโt have the manual saved on their phone.
Saturday at 8:43 AM
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This is a common issue. Recent UI designers have gotten in this habit of hiding scrollbars that are not actively in use leading to this...
Saturday at 8:42 AM
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Adaptive Cruise speed adjustment
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Thanks, the AI found that also, but it concluded: " the shortcut is documented only on divided highways. On ordinary city roads where R2...
Saturday at 8:40 AM
evilyn
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Adaptive Cruise speed adjustment
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Really, somebody reads 400+ page manual? Btw, I work with Codex professionally, there is nothing better than 5.6 sol.
Saturday at 8:38 AM
evilyn
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Adaptive Cruise speed adjustment
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ChatGPT already read the pdf manual and it's not certain what the options are.
Saturday at 12:06 AM
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Unfortunately, it seems the R2 ACC/UHF doesn't have automatic speed adjustment to posted speed limit + tolerance like my previous...
Friday at 11:54 PM
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You can set proximity settings to "lock only" at home. From the center screen, go to settings, access, proximity locking and look for...
Friday at 11:27 PM
evilyn
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Got my R2 today, and walk away question
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My phone unlocks the car using NFC (you need to enable it on the phone) when I touch the door handle.
Friday at 11:21 PM
evilyn
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Got my R2 today, and walk away question
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Thanks for the reminder. No, I'm not going to read 400+ pages, but I fed pdf manual to ChatGPT and asked it to find the answer. It told...
Friday at 11:16 PM
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Got my Esker Silver today, very nice looking color. Interestingly there were two of them parked side by side and I noticed the color is...
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