Meanwhile, other vehicles have allowed adaptive while towing since the previous decade. It worked fantastically in my Gladiator. And using AP in the Tesla while towing was excellent too; I'd just set following distance higher.
Those other companies have not only significantly more experience and probably orders of magnitude more testing on their systems, but much deeper reserves in terms of both cash and reputation to spend if things go wrong. I would also imagine that a higher percentage of Rivian drivers pull trailers than BMW drivers. The damage that would be done to Rivian by an accident caused by their technology is much greater than the damage that would be done to BMW.
Rivian and BMW use the same Mobileye system. BMW just did a much better implementation that should make Rivian ashamed. Anyway, GEN1 will probably see no more changes to their ADAS - Rivian will focus on GEN2 going forward. But even GEN2 uses mobileye for now, with a "promise" to develop something better in the future. It is hard to belive, taking their previous record of promises into account.
I’m not sure how this is anything other than you agreeing with my point. Both that BMW has vastly more resources and experience, and that Rivian is taking a more conservative approach to safety, even when using the same underlying technology.
I did not say I do not agree with you
It is a shame that Rivian plays so safe, that almost any other vendor outperforms its ADAS system. They continue to promise a great ADAS future, while in reality their system is one of the worst in the segment and this does not correlate with a premium price.
Fair enough, I misinterpreted you! Sounds like we’re in agreement, though I think Rivian cant afford to not be more conservative on safety right now. I also suspect we’re not far off from lawsuits and more regulation around these systems, making it even more important for a young automaker in a more precarious position to be more careful (plus the better their safety rating compared to others, the easier it will be for them to sell their technology to others besides VW—or be acquired entirely).I did not say I do not agree with you
I think that what will happen - I do not see Rivian, with the current technology they have and market position, having enough to survive alone. More probably than not, they will be acquired. And that actually a good news IMHO.
With Ford being an early major investor, I was assuming they would eventually acquire them, and (while they’re not my favorite of the big automakers) I was disappointed when they pulled back. VW is an interesting prospect, as I could definitely see Rivian becoming a VW Group brand, while maintaining much more independence and character than they’d be likely to with Ford or Stellantis. And can you just imagine what a Rivian with access to Porsche and Audi resources could do?
I fully concur with your description. ACC is extremely unpredictable and downright dangerous. In my mind this is by far the worst feature of the R1S. If anyone knows how to use "manual" cruise control only without towing I would love to know.
Completely agree and this is one of the things I miss most about our Lightning, which did not disable lane centering, automatic cruise control or blind-spot monitoring while towing.
