The email says they pushed my delivery window back to align with the opening of a Rivian Service Center planned in my area. I know where the service center in Dallas is, I wasn’t aware that it wasn’t officially open?
I currently drive an F-150 Lightning with BlueCruise Hands-Free and from my experience, it's definitely not the best system, certainly not as good as Autopilot. It lacks features like automatic lane change, adaptive speed around curves, etc. and it can't take sharp corners at higher speeds...
I believe that Rivian will keep their word. They said “Highway Assist will be enabled on select highways at launch with more road types introduced over time”. Rivian’s a new manufacturer and it’s understandable that they are developing these features slowly (they might not want the backlash...
My R1T’s estimated delivery dates are February-March, and I just confirmed my configuration the other day. My hopes for Rivian’s Driver+ suite of features are that they enable auto-steer on all roads, hands free on highways, automatic lane change (at least on highways), and improvements to...