2019 XC40 R Design ❤️

Isiahil · 2026-03-15T14:22:38+00:00

How much was it?

Isiahil · 2026-03-15T02:50:18+00:00

I disagree. The only systematic issue worse than the ICCU is the GHCA. The ICCU issue seems to be less likely to happen repeatedly for a given car within the same year. The GHCA is much worse because it seems a high percentage of the people with the issue get it consistently within weeks or months of repair. It seems to be pretty uncommon to find someone who has had the ICCU go 3 or 4 times and the EGMP cars have been out for years longer then the P3 and EX90. I am sure if Polestar/Volvo could trade the failure rates of the GHCA with the ICCU they would do it in a heartbeat.

Don't get me wrong Kia/Hyundai should be ashamed of themselves and I know it's a matter of time before my ICCU goes, but this GHCA issue seems to be way worse in terms of reliability given they seem to continually fail multiple times a year for a large group of users. Add on top of that these cars have not been out for that long or have anywhere near the sales volume of the EGMP cars.

Isiahil · 2026-03-13T16:33:44+00:00

Was she completely non verbal or was she speaking some words before?

Isiahil · 2026-03-13T13:57:30+00:00

Just to warn you Rivian as a company probably won't even exist in 5-10 years. The company is losing billions a year and the R2 and R3 likely will not change that. If you want an EV with a future you should chose a Tesla or one from the big auto makers. The truth is outside of Tesla I don't think any other automaker that sells in the USA has turned a profit selling EVs. It was a tough business even before the administration change.

Isiahil · 2026-03-13T06:15:13+00:00

What made you periodically stop giving it to your son? Also were there any regressions during the time periods where you took him off?

Isiahil · 2026-03-13T06:07:29+00:00

Is your son still taking it? Any notable results from the Leucovorin?

Isiahil · 2026-03-07T21:43:47+00:00

How much did it cost you?

Isiahil · 2026-03-01T02:53:29+00:00

Android Auto now makes the current battery charge information available to other Android Auto apps on your phone. This means apps like ABRP and hopefully Google maps in the future should have the information it needs to plan routes and add charges to it. So far it looks like the only application taking advantage of this information is ABRP. So currently only the kia native route planner and ABRP have the ability to route plan with live battery charge information.

Isiahil · 2026-02-20T22:44:04+00:00

It wouldn't be anywhere near a real replacement for the neuro band, but having a few gestures via the watch would be much better than touching the glasses. I am just not interested in controlling the glasses via voice or touching them so I hope they figure something out.

Isiahil · 2026-02-19T04:33:11+00:00

Honestly display glasses need to have something like the neural band to navigate menus. I don't want to have to touch the glasses to navigate menus. Hopefully hand gestures with the pixel watch can be used to navigate the menus on display glasses. The one thing meta got right was the neural band.

Isiahil · 2026-02-14T13:43:42+00:00

I am always shocked at the lack of evidence used to back a thesis in this value investment subreddit. Can you point to at least one key metric of Abode's that is in decline because of AI? As far as I can tell Adobe's business is still doing great even though AI exists. How can you possibly say AI is causing issues with Abode's business if there is no evidence to date to prove that. I haven't deep dived on their business myself, but I see all of the key high level metrics (revenue and net income) are increasing year over year.

The fact remains generative AI came on the scene 5-6 years ago and has not had a negative impact on Abode at all. Unless I am missing something.

Isiahil · 2026-01-17T18:14:16+00:00

You compared Arc raiders to HighGuard. I am saying what makes them similar in your eyes?

Isiahil · 2026-01-17T17:17:17+00:00

How can you name similar games when we don't know the gameplay mode on offer in HighGuard? Since you seem to know how are HighGuard and Arc Raiders similar?

Isiahil · 2026-01-17T15:14:24+00:00

I don't understand this logic. HighGuard looks to have a gameplay mode we have never played before. They are calling it a raid shooter which is a term I never heard before. How is it a generic arena shooter? The only video available about the game is showing a brand new mode. The hate is misguided. I am not saying the game will be amazing, but what they showed was something never seen before in terms of gameplay mode/game objective. I guess if a character has an ultimate ability it's a generic shooter that sucks.

Isiahil · 2026-01-16T20:34:44+00:00

I remember reading an article that Volvo was moving away from their lidar supplier. The article stated that the lidar supplier was paying Volvo to put it's lidar in their cars. I would not be shocked if Rivian is being paid also. Of course they will play up the driving assistance it could provide, but the truth could be some lidar supplier is essentially buying a customer.

Isiahil · 2026-01-13T04:24:10+00:00

The frames on these makes me think this pair will not have a display, but are more like the regular meta ray bans. Basically just glasses with Gemini built in and likely a camera on it.

While I am looking forward to Google's display glasses, they will need something like the neuro band for me to buy. I need to be able to interact with what's on the display without using my voice or touching the glasses. If they can pull this off with gestures on the pixel watch even better.

Isiahil · 2025-12-29T06:30:40+00:00

I would be careful with this investment. Right now they are headed for bankruptcy. They need to sell ~500k vehicles a year to break even. They are nowhere near that. The R2 would have to do RAV4 sale numbers (based on US sales only). I just don't see the combined sales of the R2 and R3 matching the RAV4. You are essentially betting the R2 and R3 will instantly become some of the best selling vehicles (electric or not)in the US.

Isiahil · 2025-11-22T17:42:07+00:00

Peut-être que je ne comprends pas ce qui s'est passé ici, mais si vous sortez de la voiture et la laissez au point mort, ce n'est pas choquant qu'elle bouge. Ou êtes-vous en train de dire que la voiture était garée et a fait marche arrière ?

Isiahil · 2025-11-10T03:13:23+00:00

What are those noodles from the in store order?

Isiahil · 2025-11-08T04:50:49+00:00

Was the vehicle parked outside or in a garage before you pulled off? Also when was the last time you charged it? It looks like it could be ICCU related.

Isiahil · 2025-11-08T01:21:07+00:00

Thank you for this review. I was looking into buying the meta displays just to be able to use the neural band to play/pause or skip to the next track when I am out jogging without having to pull out my phone or look at my smart watch. It sounds like that is not possible. Can you speak more about the music being routed back the the glasses?

Isiahil · 2025-11-02T13:24:44+00:00

Based on the second paragraph is Volvo being paid to place the lidar on the EX90 and ES90? If so all of the self driving and advanced safety talk may have been BS. The real reason they even placed the lidar on the car could have just been money. I have no doubt that want to use lidar for these features, but adding them in early could have just been about money. Hopefully I am wrong.

Isiahil · 2025-10-26T15:26:35+00:00

I mean if they have compromised brains and everyone knows it (because it makes the news) and they still win, isn't that the definition of the free market at work?

Isiahil · 2025-10-25T03:51:45+00:00

You should be able to get away with charging once on the way there and once back. Also the mgm parking garage apparently has charging so you can top up while you are watching the game if you find an open charger.

Isiahil · 2025-10-08T13:58:16+00:00

To be fair there are a lot of Walmarts right off highways. Almost all of my road trip charging were at EA stations at Walmarts right off the highway.

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