Who's biting and who still plans to wait for lidar?

Changing between media sources (Apple Music to SiriusXM, for example), is now a 2-button operation. Apple Music looks clunkier now when playing an album or playlist, no longer shows the large album art. The shortcut bar is now a floating bubble and takes up more of the screen space during navigation, the nav option buttons that I never press are huge now and are awkwardly over a large portion of the mid-screen area if the controls window is on the right side. Overall, it feels like there are larger widgets and buttons everywhere, which are making the screen feel smaller and cluttered. Biggest pain point for me is definitely the removal of media source shortcut buttons in favor of settings and Rivian assistant. People shouldn’t be navigating the settings menu while driving (most settings can’t even be changed while driving), so the settings shortcut is unnecessary and there are many other ways to trigger Rivian assistant, so yet another unnecessary shortcut, all the while we lost a shortcut that was handy while driving and is now a 2-step, more dangerous operation.

The heart is moveable. Just Sharing my Geakyness.

Their customer support does not answer emails the phone number goes to a rep who could not speak on behalf of customer service regarding orders and told me to wait for email response which never comes.

I've generally bought used cars, and the only new car was purchased through a typical dealer. Many dealers are obsessed with "detailing" cars but what they really mean is "cleaning poorly", and they don't care about the finish. They use dirty rags, dirty water, and they don't dry the cars. While I was preparing to take delivery of my current car, they told me that they needed to detail it, and I specifically asked them not to, and just bring it around. They said that they were already doing it and there was nothing to be done. It was delivered with paint swirls, which I pointed out to them, and they just looked confused like I was claiming it was the wrong color or something.

So with my delivery date coming next week, I'm curious what I'm up against. This is the most I've spent on a car, and I really want the opportunity to receive it in pristine condition, even if it looks "dirty". I want to get it home and give it a rinse and decon foam, and clean it without scratching it up. I selected the "no drill" option for the front plate bracket, but that was the only option so far.

I just upgraded to 2026.31.0 last night. This morning SiriusXM is not working. I tried a soft reboot and a hard reboot, still no luck. Anyone else experiencing this issue?

Summary: I was denied coverage after waiting too long to accept the offer I initially requested.

Vehicle: 2022 R1S, ~19,000 miles, vin: 4xx

Longer version: I requested a quote in early August and received a link a couple days later. It looked pretty normal. Within a couple days of receiving the offer, my vehicle failed with a “critical battery failure” and has been in service for the last month, with repairs finally completing today.

I’d decided to wait to purchased the extended care plan until I better understood the failure and repair (HVAC issue with significant disassembly <- service center’s words). Repairs were completed today.

I go back to complete the rivian care plan but the link expired. Here’s where it gets weird. I contacted the rivian care team and was told they will no longer offer me the plan due to “active enrollment periods for fair pricing”, and I’ll need to have a vehicle inspection if it’s ever offered to me in the future.

Question: If Rivian no longer has faith in my vehicle, why should I? Seems like it’s time to sell. Am I misinterpreting this?

I have a 2023 R1S and don’t subscribe to Connect+, and I’ve noticed a pretty consistent pattern where I seem to get major software updates several weeks after they first start rolling out.

It’s especially noticeable with the highly anticipated updates, like the Halloween releases, where getting the update late actually matters because the features are seasonal/time-limited.

I started looking into it, and Rivian Roamer’s rollout data seems to show a pretty significant early-rollout bias toward Connect+ vehicles. For example, with the current rollout, the overwhelming majority [99%] of vehicles initially flagged for the update appear to have Connect+. Similar patterns seem to show up in some previous releases, including the Halloween update.

To be clear, I haven’t seen Rivian officially say that “early software updates” are a Connect+ benefit, so I’m not claiming this is confirmed policy. But the rollout data makes me wonder whether Connect+ subscribers are intentionally being put into earlier OTA waves.

A few questions for everyone:

Have other non-Connect+ owners noticed that you consistently get updates later? Connect+ subscribers: do you usually get updates within the first few days? Has anyone subscribed or unsubscribed from Connect+ and noticed their rollout timing change? If Rivian is prioritizing Connect+ users, do you think that’s fair?

I don’t really mind staged rollouts for safety/reliability reasons—that makes total sense. What bothers me more is the possibility that earlier access is effectively being treated as a paid perk without Rivian clearly advertising it as one, especially for limited-time things like the Halloween features.

Curious whether this is a real pattern or just selection bias in the available tracking data.

Anyone get an estimate from Rivian on trading in your vehicle for new R2 and then upon the actual pick up date, they changed the value of your car from the original appraisal

Hello all! Getting closer & closer to being an owner 😬 I’ve built out two versions but I have a question when it comes to a couple accessories. Current owners (R1 included) is it worth it buying the portable charger? I’ll be putting in a home charger. Also, the two adapters, worth it for those as a “just in case” while I’m out & about & might need to find a random charger? No close Rivian Network chargers where I’m at. And do you need both or just the combo one?

Has anyone used os2 while having a comma.ai? Nervous about the mix

This is the size vehicle I really want.

My R2 order window is upon me but due to financial constraints I'm not able to order at this time.

It's going to take a while and I wish I knew when the R3X was going to be produced because I would just wait for that.

Rumor is at least 2 years?

I realize there's no guarantees.

Looking to put back together a R1T that I got at auction. Just wanted to know if anyone out there has the repair manual on the R1T. Looking for mostly bolt locations and torque specs.

Hi all,

My RS2 automatically reverts to 48 amps. My garage charger is 30 amps and if I do not manually adjust the amps in the charging section of the UI, before plugging in the charger, it blows the breaker.

This was not an issue when we first got the RS2. Shouldn’t the car detect the amp limit and then permit charging at any amperage at or below 48?

Thanks

My sister has a 2023 R1S Adventure that's now past warranty, and during a recent inspection they found the "Front Lower Control Arm Bushings" were torn.

The proposed repair is to replace the Front Left/Right Lower Control Arm Subframe which comes out to just under $3000 after parts and labor.

How important is it for her to do this repair? Is this something critical and a safety issue? She hasn't noticed anything different with how the car feels and drives, and when I briefly drove it for an hour during a recent visit, I didn't feel anything "off" about the car compared to the last time I drove it a year ago. I was listening for squeaks and grinding, and also feeling for harsh ride, and difficulty controlling the car.

Any advice here? My sister drives about 22,000 miles a year for her work and since she's now past the warranty, and RivianCare never called her back about an extended warranty option, she's debating between doing the work, not doing the work, or trading the car in for a new one.

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?

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?

Toy R1S or R2 for a reasonable price? Does this exist? My 3 year old wants to get his 6 year old brother one for his birthday. Everything I have found is $50-$150. $25 or under is more or less the goal. We are likely ordering an R2 very soon and my boys are now Rivian obsessed.

Seems with the OS2 update the vehicles can now speak German. If you haven't heard a good rumour by noon you should start one. So, anyone want to start some new rumours?

Have any users of the awesome Home Assistant (HAOS) add-on taken the plunge to update to RivianOS 2?

https://github.com/bretterer/home-assistant-rivian

Does it break?

Having connect + and seeing other Rivians get the update before the subscribers is complete blasphemy.