Recent content by KBabione

On long trips I have the EVPlay box running Waze on the main infotainment screen but I put our destination in the Rivian nav as well (and keep the Rivian nav displayed on the driver's screen). It makes it really easy to compare the two. It's also much easier than telling my wife that the...

Whatever. I have CarPlay in my Rivian and it works as well as it has worked in any other car I've driven with CarPlay (and that includes a lot of rentals). The EVPlay subscription is optional. Any facts to back up your "clearly inferior service" comment? Alex has been very responsive to all...

I've heard this has been a real issue for property owners on Long Beach Island NJ - it's mostly vacation homes and there isn't a single public charger on the island. There are multiple entries in the police report of Tesla (why are they always Tesla drivers?) charging at unoccupied houses...

I too hate the dealership model. Your quote made me laugh - When our Outback was in for a major service and it would be all day I asked if they had a Solterra loaner. They did, but it took them 20 minutes to find the key because it's just been sitting there for weeks! This was about two years...

So get CarPlay - Sorry, but I don't understand comments like this when there's a great solution available. No - It's not delivered by Rivian, but it works really well.

When we ordered our R1S (2021), it had 12V ports in the frunk and in the front of the cab AND dual horns...When we took delivery in August '23 we got a single pathetic horn and the only 12V port was in the back. Where is the line when they didn't deliver what I ordered? I get that it was my...

The SC suggested a full inspection when I get close to 60K to me on a prior visit - we just got it back last week (we're at 57,900) and the "only" thing the inspection showed was the need to replace the front dampers and half-shafts. I did pay them $90 to rotate the tires. That was basically...

Good for you - I've had my 12V battery (August 23) replaced twice by Rivian - the first was proactive and the second was after I had faults. If I get the 12V warning again AND it's outside the Rivian coverage (which my SC guide said was two years), I'll definitely be getting the NA battery from...

That sucks - people can just be idiots. My daughter let one of her friends take our Subaru for a weekend while she was at school. When he came back he apparently parked so close to the car on the right that the driver couldn't get in. The driver left a rather nasty note on the windshield and...

Coffee is critical...I get it! I keep the following "kit" in our frunk just in case: Collapsible electric kettle Collapsible filter cones (2) #2 Melitta filters in a sandwich ziplock Preground coffee in snack-sized ziplocks (2) Yeti Mugs (2) It takes up almost no space and more than once I've...

No - but, like yours, I've seen random issues written up here that most people have never experienced. I just got my '23 R1S back from the SC last week. We had had a number of "Coming to an emergency stop" messages and they claim they finally resolved it - telling me it was a software issue...

That's great - I'm glad that worked! I think I've used my watch as my key just twice since I set it up, but it is nice knowing I have that third option.

I get that - but the frunk on the R1 is different...You don't have to be directly in front of it to put something in. There have been lots of times when I'm walking out to my car, pop the frunk on my phone, throw the groceries in from the driver's side, get in the Rivian and close the frunk and...

Give it a try...I'm not sure what else to do.

Did you do the setup in the Rivian (not just the app) to use your watch as a key? I can't remember exactly what I did, but there was something in the car that I had to do... And yes - you should be able to open the app on your watch before you open the car.