zipityzi
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A few major questions I've not seen Rivian officially confirm / deny on their site.
Leaving a vast quantity of information hidden in CEO interviews or media spots is not necessarily encouraging (Tesla-like, in a bad way), but there's still ~9 months to go. Hopefully, they can start confirming & finalizing what day-to-day ownership will entail.
All in all, it looks like a very promising vehicle that deserves a lot of praise, but this thread is fair: plenty left to fill ~9 months of time.
Leaving a vast quantity of information hidden in CEO interviews or media spots is not necessarily encouraging (Tesla-like, in a bad way), but there's still ~9 months to go. Hopefully, they can start confirming & finalizing what day-to-day ownership will entail.
- What is Rivian's decision for how long and how often should we expect OTAs / lifecycle support? Noting that Android Auto / Apple CarPlay are seemingly not coming, that means all map updates, missing features, and bug fixes are on Rivian.
- What is Rivian's decision on the 4G connectivity pricing? Any reason they've avoided "LTE" in their marketing?
- What security hardening is expected on their operating system? Have they had any third-party security audits and/or will they offer a bug bounty for independent testing?
- What is Rivian's decision on releasing service manuals to the public?
- What is Rivian's decision on the Rivian Adventure Network charging pricing?
- What is Rivian's decision on phone-based unlocking / locking? Any support for Apple's Car Key or the Digital Key 2.0 specification (Rivian is a Car Connectivity Consortium Member, but is that for future vehicles or the R1T/R1S?) or something proprietary/in-house with the Rivian app?
- Many, many small details: exact storage capacities, finalized tire dimensions, driver profiles & syncing, etc.
All in all, it looks like a very promising vehicle that deserves a lot of praise, but this thread is fair: plenty left to fill ~9 months of time.
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