Marques Brownlee did a great review of the van recently that's worth a watch,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGrKVpYj_y4
It's incredible how much thought they put into them.
It's incredible how much thought they put into them.
The truck is awesome. You can tell they spent the time from initial prototyping to getting to production just hammering on it from a product perspective.
Most of its issues I’ve had are things that are going to take time and data to fine tune (it’s PAAK sensing for unlocking with your phone is a common complaint).
My biggest issue is the lack of CarPlay/Android auto. And the only real pain point there is the bad traffic data for routing. I still use my phone to get directions on anything that would be traffic impacted.
Edit: here's the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/16fkli5/comment/k03...
I'll say that CarPlay would be nice but Tesla maps are very polished and some of the gestures and interactions I have are a lot nicer than when I am forced to use CarPlay.
Maybe it's just the cars I have used it in, but no pinch and zoom for maps in CarPlay. Seriously???
Overall, asides from Siri, CarPlay is behind Tesla.
Define "value".
I hate this sentiment. This kind of thinking essentially says that anyone whose primary product isn't software should not be writing software. And what it's really saying is "If you're not FANG, you have no business writing write software"
Full Disclosure: I worked in infotainment writing software for several years.
In the absolutely vast majority of cases yes, they shouldn't write their own software. Especially user-facing software.
> Full Disclosure: I worked in infotainment writing software for several years.
I've yet to see one that doesn't count as an unmitigated disaster
But, yeah looking more broadly, this is one of many issues which become a solved problem with CarPlay and Android Auto. The investment in smartphone functionality will always be orders of magnitude larger than whatever car manufacturers can build. E.g. I can choose which routing app I use!
By the way, I have worked for non-dominant FANGs in this space who also did not want to make that kind of investment. There’s a reason Facebook and Amazon don’t have their own routing apps.
The only "indie" map providers left are OpenStreetMap and HERE, fka Navteq/Nokia, now run by Daimler and some other car companies
Ugh. Even if it works.
Yea.. just ask any auto body shop charged with repairing them. :|
No rear-view mirror tho--is that legal?
And if it might be like a U-Haul truck where it's stacked with boxes, the mirror would be occluded anyway.
NHTA/DOT requires two rear-facing mirrors, which requirement is met by the side mirrors.
A gasoline/LNG taxi you can easily have 2-3 shifts
Strange how UPS can afford to pay their drivers almost twice minimum wage...to over $100k/year. And give them time to take breaks for necessary bodily functions.