Better Clock Position

[Dave Cundiff]

Older drivers -- starting around age 40 and getting worse with increasing age -- have more difficulty shifting focus from near objects to far ones.

If either RJ or Wassym were 70 years old, they would notice this problem and they would fix it promptly.

Best to all!

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[Seano]

I wear glasses and can not see the clock at a glance - need to turn my head if I actually want to read it.

I installed a mag mount for my phone to right of steering wheel and love it - now time at a glance is always avail & phone handy for navigation, streaming etc.

I’d argue for ui modules that could be customized - roll your own Home Screen!

 

[Herb]

A piece of double-sided tape and a cheap clock solved that problem within days of taking delivery. Can $5 add a touch of luxury? I think it can!

 

[Frisbee]

Several years ago when I got my LE R1T I made this suggestion to Rivian. So far silence. I am not holding my breath. It is really a safety issue for the driver to remove their vision from the road to find and focus on the minuscule clock. Worst clock on any car I have owned or rented. Come on Rivian you can do better.

 

[ebellinder2]

Several years ago when I got my LE R1T I made this suggestion to Rivian. So far silence. I am not holding my breath. It is really a safety issue for the driver to remove their vision from the road to find and focus on the minuscule clock. Worst clock on any car I have owned or rented. Come on Rivian you can do better.

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[AltaTruck]

I have written about the safety concern on clock location several times. There are several issues. One is the off axis location on the side screen. Second is the focal time due to a different distance from the driver's eyes. Third is the overall size of the numbers. It can take one and a half to two seconds to scan the clock and return vision to the road. Imagine going down the road and close your eyes for a full two seconds. How many feet have you traveled at 60mph? How safe is that? This is an easy fix that Rivian needs to address.

 

[R1Yes]

I have written about the safety concern on clock location several times. There are several issues. One is the off axis location on the side screen. Second is the focal time due to a different distance from the driver's eyes. Third is the overall size of the numbers. It can take one and a half to two seconds to scan the clock and return vision to the road. Imagine going down the road and close your eyes for a full two seconds. How many feet have you traveled at 60mph? How safe is that? This is an easy fix that Rivian needs to address.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

Older drivers -- starting around age 40 and getting worse with increasing age -- have more difficulty shifting focus from near objects to far ones.

If either RJ or Wassym were 70 years old, they would notice this problem and they would fix it promptly.

Best to all!

RJ is my age, 40, so it's coming for him soon enough. At my last eye appointment the doctor commented about how she's surprised I don't have any trouble reading small print yet. I'm starting to find myself now holding small print further away in order to read it. Reading glasses are in my future.

 

[Tim-in-CA]

RJ is my age, 40, so it's coming for him soon enough. At my last eye appointment the doctor commented about how she's surprised I don't have any trouble reading small print yet. I'm starting to find myself now holding small print further away in order to read it. Reading glasses are in my future.

I'll be 60 this year and for the past 5 years or so, I had my Eye Dr give me mono-vision prescription for my contacts. In a nutshell, one eye is tuned for near while the other is for distance. This solved any need for me to get reading glasses. My brain has no issue resolving different focal lengths per eye in day-to-day use.

The only downside is that at night, the eye tuned for reading does cause headlights to flare. I had my Dr give me prescription for glasses that I wear over my contacts when driving at night that adjusts one eye back to distance while the other eye essentially has no script in the lens. It does have a minor impact on readability of the dash at night, but I'd rather have better vision for driving without headlight flares.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

I'll be 60 this year and for the past 5 years or so, I had my Eye Dr give me mono-vision prescription for my contacts. In a nutshell, one eye is tuned for near while the other is for distance. This solved any need for me to get reading glasses. My brain has no issue resolving different focal lengths per eye in day-to-day use.

The only downside is that at night, the eye tuned for reading does cause headlights to flare. I had my Dr give me prescription for glasses that I wear over my contacts when driving at night that adjusts one eye back to distance while the other eye essentially has no script in the lens. It does have a minor impact on readability of the dash at night, but I'd rather have better vision for driving without headlight flares.

Wow, I would have thought doing this would give you a massive headache. This won't work for me, but fortunately, I use CRT, so I sleep in hard contacts at night, which bend my eyes into shape, allowing me to avoid distance correction during the day. All I would need are readers during the day. That's super interesting that you're able to do that.

 

[Tim-in-CA]

Wow, I would have thought doing this would give you a massive headache. This won't work for me, but fortunately, I use CRT, so I sleep in hard contacts at night, which bend my eyes into shape, allowing me to avoid distance correction during the day. All I would need are readers during the day. That's super interesting that you're able to do that.

Yea, I was VERY skeptical that I would be able to adjust to this but amazingly my brain adapted quite quickly. In fact after a year of having distance in Left and reading in Right eye, my Dr switched the script to reading in the left for better vision and I had no issue adjusting.

I have a VERY high script (-10.5 with astigmatism) and used to wear hard lenses, I now wear hybrid lenses (Duette). Essentially, they are a hard lens encapsulated in a soft lens surround. MUCH more comfortable than hard/gas permeable lenses.

 

[Frisbee]

The night screen has a large full moon. Wouldn’t that be a great spot for an analogue clock?

 

[GwenK]

Do people not wear watch? Isn't the clock on the screen insufficient?

Or is it that you want it on the driver's screen instead of the center screen?

Well if you can read, we are saying the time is too tiny, therefore the clock on the screen is indeed insufficient. But I think you meant to say “Isn’t the clock on the screen sufficient?”

I wear a watch as well
But its hard to turn my wrist to see it while driving. And yes we want it on the drivers screen AND larger font.

 

[wdhille]

We've been complaining about our Rivian having the lamest, smallest clock of any vehicle. Clearly we're not heard.... I've got a better more readable clock in my 70 year old truck!!!

 

[Rade]

Not like we're complaining for them to add the functionality to read USB storage devices for media content or something...? JUST GIVE US A BIGGER CLOCK!!!!

I have reading glasses that I HAVE to wear in order to see a lot of the information on the driver and center screen. Without my glasses, the information is just a blur.

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