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PIF is done giving them money. Lucid is dead man walking. Rivian could get something out of them but the liability is too much. The best transaction I see is take the KSA factory (AMP2) and give it to PIF as a completed shell which it can use to entice BYD to come into the Kingdom at scale...

I know, right?!

Cute but no. A two row would allow for more rear leg room, more storage in back, and no need to drag around another 100,lbs of dead weight. Just like, oh I don't know, the original R1S many of us reserved before they cancelled the two row variant.

Sales guy on my test drive hinted at updated R1 in Jan with the new autonomy package. That will tempt me. A two row R1S would tempt me a lot.

I want him to talk about Gen 3 R1 but that would be a serious Osborne. During my R2 test drive I talked to a guy from whom we have bought three Rivians and told him I would wait for the new tech package before doing anything and he asked why I would not just get the new R1 then. Good question I...

The official best Rivian colors - and no this is not opinion it is an objective fact - are: 1) Compass Yellow 2) Dune 3) Borealis /Forest Green / Canyon Red (tied) 4) Catalina / Rivian Blue 5) All other shades of gray So you are on solid ground choosing one of the two best available colors.

I think it is in a different range class. I just cannot even imagine buying a 270-280 mile range vehicle. I would be hating on myself weekly. The 330 is a bare minimum.

You can dig through them I would stick with Ionna, Walmart (always excellent in my book), Mercedes. I would run away from EVGO and Chargepoint is banned in my house. But even sticking with 8+ posts on the reliable players there are a half dozen 800V stations. Though for me it is wholly...

350kw chargers.

For me the Traveler (BEV only) has 800V grumble! and is that very nice 6" longer than R2, 10" shorter than R1 no third row. Nice Goldilocks. But Keough is busy pretending to be a new age Luddite because he thinks that wins him points with his "heritage" base (none of whom will buy one of these...

Let's see. I will report back if and when I get an invitation to order. It is an experiment. I predict before this time next week.

In the two and a half hours since you typed that, Waymo has delivered another 7,500 actually autonomous paid rides. "As far as robotaxi it does appear they are running consumer software. Or at least the software and map details are not any different than what is found in consumer cars. "...

It is true. I'll show you. I will make a reservation now hold please .... [Edit: It is an experiment to see if and when I will be invited to order. I predict before this time next week.] Ok experiment started

There is no scarcity. If you want one, reserve today, order next week. The launch edition is a very nice vehicle but there is no scarcity. People are waiting. It is the same with test drives. I decided this afternoon that I would tKe a test drive tomorrow (even bringing a friend). Slots...

LOL nearly everything you have written here is incorrect Sensor Refresh Rates and Perception Architecture: Comparing system reaction times by asserting Waymo runs at 10Hz while Tesla runs at 36Hz mischaracterizes the physics of autonomous compute. While the mechanical rotation of a LiDAR unit...

You cannot really compare Waymo and FSD. Waymo Driver is currently delivering 500,000 completely autonomous rides per week in eleven US metro areas. The consumer FSD is delivering zero autonomous rides ever anywhere. The modified robotaxi version is delivering fewer than 500 autonomous rides per...

Until Rivian Re-Introduces Compass yellow....

I just happened to be on the configurator so: Forest Green / CC Catalina Cove / CC Borealis / BC (for wife) Esker Silver / BC Do not like anything else.

I think the OOS video with teh software designer is probably the more enlightening of the two. IMO very impressive and more than what I see on my R1 on numerous dimensions. BMW seems to be really upping their game.

I am basing this on various software deep dives. I think this one is pretty good. And this The new software's hugely customizable. Little things like the camera and the energy monitoring etc. And of course has the AA/CP mirroring. Also super impressive digital assistant (built on Alexa)...