Features Request List After 1-Week With Rivian R1T

[Scott]

Things I have seen from other owners:

- battery preconditioning for dc fast charging sessions
- lane centering available on roads not mapped for driver+
- better text message integration

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[ja_kub_sz]

Camp Mode (AKA Dog mode) absolutely

Brightness and Day/Night screen options seems like a no brainer.

DC preconditioning is also a must (trips more so).

Reverse tilt mirrors 100%... Should just be a setting tab ON/OFF.

All great suggestions

Is there a simple fog lights ON/OFF button?

 

[SFsoundguy]

Garage Door Opener / Homelink

 

[Attesan997]

An option to have the outside rear view mirrors tilt in Reverse.

Don't know why I assumed this was already a feature. Good to know the 360 cam is working, that's better than nothing.

 

[NY_Rob]

Don't have my R1T yet.. but just for inclusion:

PIN to Drive!

 

[kylealden]

I'd love to see the fender cams pop when you initiate turn signal (like Tesla), on the driver binnacle screen

 

[zefram47]

Reverse tilt mirrors 100%... Should just be a setting tab ON/OFF.

With the reverse cam also showing the rear wheels, why do you need this? My MINI has it for the passenger side mirror and I hated it because by default it tilts way too far down. I was able to code it to only drop maybe 30%, but when backing up hill it renders it basically useless.

 

[pcrampton]

I don't know if this is an industry-wide EV issue or more of an issue with Rivian - charging speed.

I want to be able to 'fill up' (to 85%) just as fast as my gas car fills. 10-15 minutes. Not 30 minutes.

 

[s12dxer]

I've put on about 800 miles so far. I echo most of what has already been posted, but here are a few others:

• Better FM radio experience (ability to re-arrange pre-sets, easier station tuning)
• Deeper bluetooth music integration (ability to navigate music folders/playlists, etc)
• Option to disable Driver+ chimes when engaging or re-engaging after lane changes (interrupts music)
• Geofence for proximity unlock to prevent auto-unlock in the garage while i'm upstairs
• Alexa integration with Apple Music skill
• Ability to have heated seat and ventilated on at same time (my VW does this)
• Screen to be able to view camera in bed area while driving (to keep an eye on stuff)
• Viewing of Gear Guard videos in the Rivian App
• Ability to assign key cards to different drivers in either the app or vehicle screen

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

• Ability to have heated seat and ventilated on at same time (my VW does this)

What is the use case for this? My Volvo allows it and it frustrates me. I don’t understand why anyone would want that?

 

[thrill]

I'd love to see the fender cams pop when you initiate turn signal (like Tesla), on the driver binnacle screen

I'd like to see them show on the screen when just tap the turn signal, without a turn signal. It'd be a good way to get visibility down each side without scaring the beejebus out of the guy who was camped in your blind spot when he sees your turn signal.

 

[wilderaz]

Geofence side mirror retraction/extension for entering and exiting garage.

 

[Sgt Beavis]

That’s a solid list…

It’s my understanding that music from our phones can only be played over BT. If that’s right, then I want USB support for streaming music. I don’t want to be forced into Spotify and I want the better audio quality you can get from a USB connection. At the very least, stream it over wifi instead of BT.

 

[Jafresh]

I have driven about 500 miles. Another feature I would like to see is to have auto Hi Beam set all the time. It seems that each night I drive I have to pull the stock for two or three seconds to set this. It would be nicer to have that feature on all the time by a toggle in the UI.

 

[boredcleaner]

Nice list. After just a couple of days, a few hundred miles, and one wash:
- car wash mode so that the charge port doesn't open every time it gets sprayed
- better phone key sensitivity...it seems to be super sensitive some times and not sensitive at all at other times
- change the D+ controls to be like Tesla, it is more intuitive as another poster suggested
- some mechanism to provide D+ feedback to Rivian. My commute has a phantom tunnel that drops out D+. Expand this idea to provide feedback in general (like these lists!).
- seconded for Dog mode, CarPlay, Camp Mode
- dashcam
- better driver profile setting...half the time it gives me my wife's settings

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