Rivian App 1.12.1 released

At least on iOS is 1.12.1 today

Works! Can now open the tail gate from the app.

on Andriod - vehicle updated last night...app still at 1.12.0 - however, I see the option to open tailgate from my phone...hmm...

I'm still trying to think of a use case for when I need to open the tailgate but I am not already standing in front of it... Same with the hood tbh.

shift4 said:

I'm still trying to think of a use case for when I need to open the tailgate but I am not already standing in front of it... Same with the hood tbh.

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I would love for the tailgate to auto open if we waved our legs under the rear of the vehicle for a set amount of time...

My Telluride did this and I miss it...

JerseyGreens said:

I would love for the tailgate to auto open if we waved our legs under the rear of the vehicle for a set amount of time...

My Telluride did this and I miss it...

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That would be nice for sure. I guess if I was planning on loading something heavy into the truck, I could open the tailgate from my phone, then pick up the object and carry it over to the truck?

shift4 said:

That would be nice for sure. I guess if I was planning on loading something heavy into the truck, I could open the tailgate from my phone, then pick up the object and carry it over to the truck?

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yup for now thats the only way. Maybe they can change this with an update.

JerseyGreens said:

yup for now thats the only way. Maybe they can change this with an update.

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In theory the rear camera could be used to detect this but that's not typically what's done.

shift4 said:

I'm still trying to think of a use case for when I need to open the tailgate but I am not already standing in front of it... Same with the hood tbh.

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remote opening of the hood was nice when i had a box that a buddy needed to get from my truck in the parking garage at my work. i could remotely open it up for him without having to leave the building. that's one time in 9 months it came in handy....

Dark-Fx said:

In theory the rear camera could be used to detect this but that's not typically what's done.

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I guess they can couple the rear camera with paak to achieve this outcome in a future update.

shift4 said:

I'm still trying to think of a use case for when I need to open the tailgate but I am not already standing in front of it... Same with the hood tbh.

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I use the remote hood open feature all the time when I'm buying stuff. Can open the hood and immediatly start loading stuff in there instead of standing in front of it, pushing the button, and waiting for it to open.

shift4 said:

I'm still trying to think of a use case for when I need to open the tailgate but I am not already standing in front of it... Same with the hood tbh.

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To scare the shit outta people. To impress the ladies in line at school drop off.

shift4 said:

I'm still trying to think of a use case for when I need to open the tailgate but I am not already standing in front of it... Same with the hood tbh.

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I use that feature on key fob for years, coming out of the market as I walk towards the car open the rear so I can quickly put my stuff in and go. Now the phone app has that function, just like the key fob.

moosehead said:

To scare the shit outta people. To impress the ladies in line at school drop off.

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A couple of months ago I saw from afar some folks checking out my Rivian (as in genuine interest, not trying to steal something) and doing that thing where they put their hands around their face to see inside better. I told my young son, "watch these guys jump" and hit the horn from my phone. They jumped a mile and ran off! Childish, I know.

There was time on my Tesla when I could drive slowly past people and hit the whoopie cushion fart sound that would come out of the external speaker (they dropped this soon after with an update). The looks on people's faces. Priceless.

Seriously, the hands free sensor to drop the tail like Volvo, Kia would be good. I'd also like to see the function Tesla has when the windows all close as the car auto-locks. That should be an easy one to code in.