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Seriously, can you not take a joke? You take yourself WAY to serious (while constantly being condescending to others). I bet you are a lot of fun at parties.
Even if this were possible I’m struggling to understand how the Rivian would contribute to the acceleration and braking of a large motor home. Class A and Class Super C RVs can have a GVWR of up to 54,000 lbs, I would question the ability of a Rivian effectively assisting in either direction. Additionally, I would be concerned the stress of expecting a vehicle to perform these tasks on such a load would be detrimental to the longevity of the towed vehicle. The supplemental braking systems on RVs are designed to brake the towed vehicle and in the event of a break away bring the towed vehicle to a stop. It is not designed to supplement braking of the coach.
wait what... toads can drive! ?
Almost certainly the Rivian will produce more power than the motor home. And assisting doesn’t mean it is doing everything itself, it just aids in acceleration and braking.
Why wouldn’t it be safe?
Standard tow setup is either a 2" or 2+5/16" ball with a coupler and safety chains. That connection is meant for the front vehicle to PULL a load behind it. friction/drag causes the trailer to want to remain straight, behind the towing vehicle. If the trailer applies power to push the towing vehicle, the towing connection does not prevent the trailer from pushing against the steering desire of the towing vehicle. This is not safe.
Stopping applies the exact same force on the hitch as acceleration would.
I don't think you understand how flat towing a vehicle works. Stopping does not place much force at all on the towbar because people who flat tow behind motorhomes use auxillary brakes in the vehicle being towed to prevent that from happening.
Not necessarily. If you’re using safety chains the wiring would stay connected unless you have a really short lead.
Only the Sith speak in absolutes. I know a few people who two behind motorhomes and they don’t have any brakes active on the towed vehicle.
First you say I don’t understand towing, and then you completely agree with what I already said? Which is it boy-o?
I don't agree with anything you said.
And yet you said this, which is EXACTLY what I've been saying:
I'm probably just going to add you to my ignore list, because I don't like being called a liar. My good friend tows a 1998 Jeep Wrangler TJ with a manual transmission behind his RV. He doesn't have any special brakes on the Jeep, and just has a set of magnetic brake lights with a long cord that he sticks on the back of the Jeep.
I tow my car and it has a surge brake. That means it must apply a force to the tow vehicle in order to be applied. But regardless, the tow vehicle still needs to be able to stop both vehicles if the toad vehicle brake were to fail. The tow bars are indeed designed to transit force in both directions.
Then the brake would still be applied, because the driver is going to hit the brakes when they hear the nose of that tower dragging.
A 36,000 pound motorhome towing an 8,000 pound truck experiences a smaller impact than a 5,000 pound vehicle pulling a 2,000 pound trailer which doesn't require a brake in many places.
