I experience this problem, too. I often find myself in remote areas with minimal cell signal. My theory is that rivian programmed the phone app to go through their servers, first, and if that fails, to use Bluetooth. However, online failure mode might suffer from a race condition, in that it...
Your concerns are reasonable, curioso. I wouldn't call you paranoid. You're thinking ahead.
https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/26/unplanned-obsolescence/
Lots of concern on this forum about rivian being around in 5 years. Having an offline mode would help avoid our expensive vehicles turning into...
Rivian's situation hasn't changed much over the past few months and I still brought one, and I would do it again.
Let's say rivian does go under. EVs are simpler to maintain, so a community will spring up to keep them going. It's less risky than ICE.
But rivian isn't going under. In the long...
The same as a gas station would be an improvement. A roof is nice to block rain, hail, stray tree branches falling (happened to me) and sun, not to mention the convenience of a convenience store with restrooms.
I would like rivian to publish an open api. There is information I would like to see that isn't on any screens. An api would allow developers to improve the rivian experience without rivian paying those developers. This would save money in the short run and increase the value of the platform in...