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You guys... UHF is opening an exciting door. Over the last few days I've put in about 150 miles trying it out. It's rough around the edges, for sure. But it's also showing a lot of promise. In a weird way, I'd say it feels less like they're writing code and more like taming an animal. Based on...

I recommend watching the video on my YouTube Channel Thunder Volt Auto: There's a lot more context and helpful visuals. While I was at Rivian's Autonomy day, I was able to go on a demo drive of Rivian's Point to Point self driving system (Their version of FSD). You all have probably seen...

The video on my YouTube channel (Thunder Volt Auto) provides a lot more context and detail: So I recommend watching that. I just got to talk with a lot of Rivian’s Engineers at their AI and Autonomy Day in Palo Alto, and let me tell you: my brain is full. It’s clear that for the upcoming...

I just got back from Rivian’s Autonomy Day, and if I had to summarize the experience in a word, it would be: wowthatwasalotofinformationandit'ssocoolandtheeingineersoverthereareamazing. As always - the YouTube version has more details and visuals (which is important to for the stuff I'm talking...

The Youtube version of this has much more detail - So I recommend watching there: If you drive a Rivian, you know exactly what I’m talking about. You get on the highway, you wait for that little icon to appear, you double-pull the stalk, and you let the R1 do the work. It’s great. Until it...

I go into way more depth in the video if you want to see my beautiful face: With Rivian’s AI and Autonomy Day coming up on December 11th, they are making some seriously bold claims. RJ is basically betting the farm on autonomy because he thinks that in 5-10 years, a car that *can't* drive...

I recently did a deep dive on how Rivians see the world - their "perception stack". As is usually the case this is MUCH easier to understand with visuals - so I recommend checking out the Youtube Video: Otherwise, here's a summary of what I found: The Hardware: - 11 high-resolution cameras**...

Full test is on YouTube (Thunder Volt Auto): Click Here As is usually the case for my posts - it is much easier to understand what I'm talking about with the visuals in the video (pedal cam + service screen), but here’s the written breakdown if you’d rather read. This all started when I...

I recently got my Gen 2 R1S back from service for this issue - and honestly, it has me questioning what I thought I knew about Rivian drive train feel. After getting the fix, it feels smoother than it did on delivery day, fresh from the factory. Like it was never right to begin with. So I did a...

There’s been a lot of chatter (and conflicting information) about the Rivian–Volkswagen joint venture. What exactly is VW buying, and what aren’t they getting? Let’s break it down. I go into more detail on the video - so if you'd like to watch that instead: First - A Bit of Background The...

This stuff is a lot easier to show in a video, and it shows much more detail throughout the process. If you want to check that out, I uploaded under Thunder Volt on Youtube: Otherwise, if you'd rather read about it, you can stick with the written version :) A couple of weeks ago I posted...

Disclaimer: While the results of my testing and observations provide a high degree of certainty, none of this is 100% conclusive fact confirmed by Rivian. (But I'm still convinced) Several months ago I made a post on how Gen 2 R1 is relying on an off-the-shelf Mobileye driver assistance system...

What I'm seeing is a substantial lag in turning the blinker off after executing an automatic lane change. It will just sit there with the turn signal on for 2-4 blinks after the lane change is complete. Not a HUGE deal but it's annoying and confuses other drivers. Using the smart turn signal...

Anyone else get a text like this? I don't love how cagey it is. Just tell me what the problem is 😂

Something interesting I noticed with the new 3d models on the driver's display: all of the vehicles now have very distinct headlights and tail lights. This tells me that at some point in the future (hopefully soon) the system will start detecting and showing brake lights and turn signals I'm...

So this last weekend I was off roading for the first time with my R1S. And it did REALLY well. I was quite pleased. But I noticed something strange on my drive mode screen yesterday (June 1). I noticed that the flag on the sport mode button looked a little different. So then I pushed it...

I recently outlined a trip that me, @cpucrazy and our SOs took to Canada (Read Here). While driving through the many mountain passes on our journey we lost service a few times and got the dreaded "Spotify Unavailable". We joked about how it looked like a song was playing "Spotify Unavailable"...

...and by first REAL road trip, I mean first multi-day road trip. It was 4 people on this trip: me and my BF with another couple. 2,200 mi and 1 MWh of energy later here's how it went! The Route (And Weather) We started just south of SLC, UT and drove north through glacier national park...

I've had an issue with automatic profile switching that's been driving me nuts since I first got my R1S back in September. I have a Galaxy S23+ and my BF has a Pixel 9 Pro. Almost every single time he's with me, my R1S chooses his profile instead of mine. It doesn't matter where he is, if he's...

I recently had my door handles replaced - and a few days later I noticed that the touch sensor was missing on the passenger side door handle. For reference, here's that little indentation where the touch sensor lives. Has anyone else noticed that? Did Rivian redesign the part? Is it missing...