This is what an R1 hood looks like when it opens on the freeway...

[Max]

Thanks for providing a photo for the "I don't understand why Rivian stops me from driving fast when it thinks the hood is open" crowd.

Point well taken but I am still a part of that crowd. It should allow driving at 10, 15 mph (or whatever latch or weight of the hood can handle). Turning the truck into an expensive brick in a bad spot may not be that safe either.

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[DJG]

The alarm was going off while being transported. I'm pretty sure the driver opened the hood trying to unlock the doors with the fob to silence the alarm while driving...

I'd imagine Rivian can look at logs to confirm that's the case by seeing the hood was released via key fob at X:XX.

 

[Dark-Fx]

Point well taken but I am still a part of that crowd. It should allow driving at 10, 15 mph (or whatever latch or weight of the hood can handle). Turning the truck into an expensive brick in a bad spot may not be that safe either.

It does allow low speed driving. Yeah, you're not driving home from 100 miles away, but you can certainly get out of danger.

 

[godfodder0901]

I guess the R1T will need a ‘towing mode’ so you can leave it in park and keep the frunk from opening.

I suggested this exact thing. I also recommended that the alarm be disabled in this mode.

 

[Max]

It does allow low speed driving. Yeah, you're not driving home from 100 miles away, but you can certainly get out of danger.

‘That makes sense. OK, you converted me to a new crowd.

I had a Ford Fairmont I bought for $300. Among many charming flaws (Transmission and engine problems), the hood opened once when I was driving. Traffic was in a way, I could not slam on the break. Driving like this is not as much fun as you think:

 

[Dark-Fx]

‘That makes sense. OK, you converted me to a new crowd.

I did have a Ford Fairmont I bought for $300 once. Among many charming flaws (Transmission and engine problems). The hood opened once when I was driving. Traffic was in a way, I could not slam on the break. Driving like this is not as much fun as you think:

I understand why people would want to be able to continue the drive, but I don't agree that they should be allowed to strap the hood down and drive around with it that way. Just falls on the wrong side of the risk assessment to me because it's putting other people in danger, not just the people driving.

 

[jjswan33]

‘That makes sense. OK, you converted me to a new crowd.

I had a Ford Fairmont I bought for $300. Among many charming flaws (Transmission and engine problems), the hood opened once when I was driving. Traffic was in a way, I could not slam on the break. Driving like this is not as much fun as you think:

Oh the Ford Fairmont, my second car…. It has to be one of the worst engineered cars ever, at least mine had a straight six cylinder engine that was neither powerful or fuel efficient… good times.

 

[cbuckley]

The alarm was going off while being transported. I'm pretty sure the driver opened the hood trying to unlock the doors with the fob to silence the alarm while driving...

This is the problem with Rivian contracting with 3rd party hauling companies and not teaching them anything about how to load the vehicles.

There is a service mode setting that could have prevented the alarm from going off.

 

[jerseyff]

This is the problem with Rivian contracting with 3rd party hauling companies and not teaching them anything about how to load the vehicles.

There is a service mode setting that could have prevented the alarm from going off.

Agreed! My Rivian was coming back on a third party flatbed last weekend. Interestingly enough, never alarmed when it was brought to ATL on a gooseneck trailer.

 

[Max]

This is the problem with Rivian contracting with 3rd party hauling companies and not teaching them anything about how to load the vehicles.

There is a service mode setting that could have prevented the alarm from going off.

This may be part of a new Rivian initiative to reduce service calls.

 

[cbuckley]

This may be part of a new Rivian initiative to reduce service calls.

Pretty frustrating. My tow driver was very nice and was thrilled to see a Rivian but I was very worried when I had to print the tow guide off for him. He said he was given no instructions - fortunately, I was aware of tow/transport mode and was at home where I could print off a copy of the tow guide.

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

I guess the R1T will need a ‘towing mode’ so you can leave it in park and keep the frunk from opening.

There is a "Vehicle Shipping Mode" that can be turned on in the infotainment screen. The manual lists some of the changes it makes. I don't see anything that says the hood is disabled -- but that should be an easy thing to add OTA.

 

[godfodder0901]

This is the problem with Rivian contracting with 3rd party hauling companies and not teaching them anything about how to load the vehicles.

There is a service mode setting that could have prevented the alarm from going off.

There is, but the tow operators guide does not mention or recommend it. I thought about it, but not until I got the alert in the app that the alarm was triggered. Honestly didn't think the alarm even worked...

 

[cbuckley]

There is, but the tow operators guide does not mention or recommend it. I thought about it, but not until I got the alert in the app that the alarm was triggered. Honestly didn't think the alarm even worked...

I, too, first learned about the alarm functionality when my truck was being towed. Fortunately, he was just pulling away from my driveway so we were able to put it in tow mode before he got on the road to the SC.

 

[Khaneric]

Honestly didn't think the alarm even worked...

I guess it works on the hood but nothing else

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