Jason's Rivian
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Hadn't seen a photo of the Rivian production plant before. Here's the factory where our Rivians will be born
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As far as using the operating system, Tesla makes videos available to you prior to actual vehicle delivery so when you actually sit in your own vehicle, it's just a matter of customizing the display to your liking. Again, this is Tesla and I have no idea what Rivian will do, but I'm sure for cost effectiveness, they will do something similar. If you're gun-shy about using the new operating system, then I can assure you you're not going to disable your car, or make it a $100k brick in your garage. As I stated with the Tesla, all it takes is a quick phone call (24x7) and 99% of the time they can fix the issue right then via over-the-air connection.I would like to see a way to arrive at Normal about 3 days early to spend a day in a classroom getting lectures and manuals concerning operations and maintenance about the vehicle we are buying and how to interact with the Rivian support system.
The second day would be hands on with an actual vehicle concerning controls and set up with a test drive hopefully with some wet or slippery conditions and maybe even a place to get stuck and how to drive out.
The third day would involve all the final paperwork, perhaps financing if needed then driving your rig off the floor and attaching the temporary license plate to the vehicle for the drive home. If we are talking mid winter delivery the last day might include acquiring winter tires and installation. I am leaning towards Nokian studless since ceramic studs are near impossible to find in Montana.
I wonder how many people Rivian would need to hire to staff such an operation? Given R1T owners are likely be the ones who will need to introduce their vehicles to mechanics and tire shops I think the classroom time and manual accessibility are important.
Probably both. The Normal plant can (and has) crank out at least 200k vehicles a year, so capacity isn't an issue. Worst thing they can do is bite off more than they can chew and try to rush these things out the door with poor quality. These are supposed to be luxury vehicles after all so buyers (me included) are going to expect a certain high level of quality and reliability.Also I predict the 20-25k vehicles over the first few years will be well under demand once these puppies get into the hands of the public and people see them around. Wonder if this is more due to production constraints and wanting to take things slowly or if they have gauged interest and that's what they expect.