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You’re right… Just trying to help him since it is clear he’s a frustrated angry person. But we should get back to the topic at hand. Here’s the summary as I see it: - There are a number of people here who feel the need for FM radio - The majority of mainstream users (3rd party studies) still...

Fascinating... Once again you feel compelled to arrogantly sneer at others, ostensibly for not complying to your will. Even after denying it in the first paragraph. Not that I have any support whatsoever for WEP, PPTP or phones, but they are your customers. I’ve seen this before. Technical...

Here it is again…*you* think FM is 8 track, and anyone who disagrees should be summarily dismissed. It‘s like a dog with a bone. Your sheer arrogance is palpable. God help the IT users you support.

I believe the shark fin antenna mainly became popular because it combines the radio and satellite functions in one. Prior to the satellite requirement, the preferred solution was to print the antenna on glass in the same fashion as the defrost wires. Costs nothing extra if printed with the...

Actually the antenna and cable are the only significant costs. A standalone radio chip is only $2, and even then it many not be needed since most cellular modem devices actually include the FM radio function on the die anyway, regardless of whether it’s used or not. Either way it’s a pretty...

Rivian IS including all the new services you want, not restricting things to the “old way” as you put it. They have not lost you as a customer, but thats not good enough for you… you aren’t happy until others are forced to comply with your will, even thought the presence of a radio has no...

The flaw in your argument is it does NOT work better for many of the reasons articulated in the comments. By all means include the streaming services and let users explore newer capabilities with an eye toward making the real improvements you cite. One day it may work equally well or better...

This is so true… and everyone knows it (although some won’t admit it). These is no way pre-rolls, inserted commercials, paid services, reconnections, dongles, hot spots, phone streaming, portable radios or whatever workarounds proposed can in any way, shape or form be better than simply turning...

Agreed the paint/interior pricing is just offensive opportunism. This kind of Tesla style gouging is not going to sit well with the mainstream target market. The light interior upcharge is particularly egregious since it is needed in some hot parts of the country. Mainstream manufacturers...

I would argue that is far more acceptable to the general car buying audience to see the main price up front rather than layering it with high cost paint options which are disconnected from reality. It’s a matter of perception. If the price was intended to be $60k then that would be a better...

Can’t understand why matching Tesla’s rip off option pricing model is considered OK. The R2 is intended to attract the mass market (EV propulsion not withstanding) and therefore will get compared to more mainstream vehicles which have modest paint options. EVs too, as evidenced by BMW and...

I’d be far more worried about what US companies are doing with your data than any Chinese company. GM already got fined for that, and I’m sure they’re still doing some of it since US data protection rules are so weak. Insurance companies, health care companies, advertisers, taxing entities…...

A very small percentage of the car owning population can ever park on streets. Besides, potential cable vandalism means many street charging proposals have people bringing their own cables for charging. Owners will have to bring the right cable for their vehicle.

And those old enough to remember this will also remember bending over or squatting, then flipping and holding spring loaded dirty plates. Not pleasant, which is why fillers are now conveniently located high up on the quarter panel. Not to mention better protection from collisions. For the same...

That reasoning is similar to why some European cars had fillers on the passenger side, specifically for old fashioned gas pump forecourts where one would pull over to fill up. Problem is most people don’t buy fuel that way anymore. They go to larger multi-pump fuel centers, and it seems to be...

The fundamental use case question for port location needs to be considered: Who inevitably plugs in the charge cable? The driver! Therefore for convenience the port should be as close to the driver door as possible, meaning on the drivers side, preferably in the quarter panel. Most ICE fillers...

Rivian‘s survival depends entirely and exclusively on the execution of the R2 platform at the right cost point. Even RJ would admit that.

More of a surprise this arrangement was ever contemplated in the first place. GM and Honda are culturally incompatible on both a technical and a management level. It couldn’t have lasted.

It all sounds good, with promised superior charging experiences and massive scale. But by their own admission it seems to be all about leveraging (spending) government money. Plenty of contractors will happily step up to help spend that capital, but will a committee of manufacturers actually be...

Yes, the dealer based chargers usually have access problems, and in some cases have onerous charges (remember that Cadillac dealer in Mississippi). GM may have a good idea, but their dealers have other ideas, and the power to push back.