Stopped by the Vancouver Experience Center today.

[CharonPDX]

Pretty slick place. They have a fun augmented reality way to see an R1T up close - and it is amazingly high detail. I put my face RIGHT up to the steering wheel, and I could have sworn I was looking at a real Rivian steering wheel.

And I don't know if the AR vehicle's navigation system takes into account the email address you enter in the waiver signup or what, but the navigation was centered within a mile of my house. If it DOESN'T take your Rivian account address in to consideration, and shows the same navigation system screen for everyone, then that's just freaky. (The map is pretty zoomed out; it shows the whole metro area for my city, but it does show the road it's on, and while it's not the road my house is on, the mere fact that it's that close is strange.)

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[Riviot]

Dumb question: do they have real Rivians there? Or just CGI Rivians?

 

[godfodder0901]

Dumb question: do they have real Rivians there? Or just CGI Rivians?

Both.

 

[CharonPDX]

There was one R1T out front on display, it sounded like they have vehicles available for test drive, but I wasn't paying that close attention to their conversations with other people.

 

[SeattleClearBra]

That's wild.

 

[cbrcanuck]

Both.

I'm confused. What's the point of a CGI Rivian if they have real ones?

 

[godfodder0901]

I'm confused. What's the point of a CGI Rivian if they have real ones?

You can see all of the options, not just the limited ones they have on display.

Plus, it's cool.

 

[cbrcanuck]

You can see all of the options, not just the limited ones they have on display.

Plus, it's cool.

Fair enough. Maybe they can do a CGI version of a manual tonneau cover in a delivery box on my front step.

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