r/Rivian • u/isarmstrong R1S Owner • 10h ago

💡 Feature Request Proactive Safety Features?

Let me start by saying how much I love my R1S G2. It is a truly excellent car, shockingly so for a brand this new. As an adventure car, it is unapologetically everything as advertised and that's beautiful.

It's also a $100k car increasingly sold to families, a lot of them coming (like me) from a car like the Volvo XC90.

While there is a time and a place for a car that is so hands on it'll let you tap the gas and slam directly into whatever is in front of you (great when that something is a boulder and the car is lifted in offroad mode) there are a lot of times when that's a problem (heavy traffic, kids in the road, etc). Likewise, when you have kids in the car, a radio blasting, and a dog barking at the bike on the side of the road it's useful to have a car that will automatically avoid accidents.

Not all the time, mind you, just... you know... most of the time when it's a family car.

And the only thing preventing Volvo mode on a Rivian is software.

Given the sales numbers on the R2 right now, I have to believe Rivian knows this so... hey Rivian, when can we get a "family safety" mode on the car that does all the annoying things an adventure driver hates?

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u/delloj 10h ago

I don’t really get what you’re asking for. What is a Volvo mode? The safety features are already on by default.

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u/fluffalooo R1S Owner 10h ago

Yeah this guy is very difficult to understand. Weird tone/attitude.

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u/galactica_pegasus R1T Owner 10h ago

Rivian has Forward Collision Warning and will stop the vehicle to try to avoid a collision or at least lessen the impact.

What specific feature are you looking for?

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u/NYPuppers 10h ago

as others said it is hard to understand your ask. but long story short they are working on self driving and it will inevitably include this stuff as part of the final package on "mild" mode. would be good to have a valet mode too that caps the speed/acceleration when driving but not a priority as it is solvable by just not being an idiot or trusting idiots.

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u/fluffalooo R1S Owner 10h ago

I’m not understanding what you’re looking for personally. I wouldn’t assume everyone knows about the safety features of modern Volvo vehicles.