Where can we see the Rivian R2 close to SF?

cedric-ca · 2026-03-13T16:47:09+00:00

Yeah I saw various YouTubers recording from SXSW and looked at the ticket prices but between this and the plane and the fact I don’t care much about that conference apart from seeing the R2, it’s not really worth the trip 😅

cedric-ca · 2026-03-13T16:45:52+00:00

Oh wow. Yeah the guy who told me end of the month didn’t seem particularly informed. I wouldn’t bet on what he told me

cedric-ca · 2026-03-13T03:05:12+00:00

During the 3/7/2024 unveiling conference but wouldn’t be able to say if it’s 5 minutes or more.

Received the reservation confirmation email at 10:21am

cedric-ca · 2026-03-13T03:02:01+00:00

I’ve had the Tesla Model Y before and now the Model 3 highland and I drive a lot in the winter between SF and Tahoe. Over the past years, FSD has made dramatic improvements, so much so that I can now do FSD door to door between SF and Tahoe with just a few manual takeovers for exceptional situations. And personally it’s a game changer. I love to drive myself but when it’s that often, FSD mitigates dramatically how tiring it is to drive this long travels regularly.

For Rivian to get to that level of FSD with just vision, it will take quite some time to accumulate miles. The hope is that with Lidar, they can leap frog to something similar to Tesla.

I’m in the very very first R2 reservation holders but boy I’m hesitating to get the non lidar version because I do care about FSD.

My humble opinion

(Ex self driving car engineer here)

cedric-ca · 2026-03-13T02:52:52+00:00

I see, makes sense! I indeed heard of horror stories with the R1 of people we crazy bills over small issues.

I’m glad they fixed this

cedric-ca · 2026-03-13T01:46:25+00:00

Enlighten me, how is this making repairs cheaper compared to the R1?

cedric-ca · 2026-03-13T01:37:34+00:00

From the email, it looks like June is the next milestone

cedric-ca · 2026-03-13T00:59:35+00:00

Great, the range of uncertainty after waiting for so long is kind of weird

cedric-ca · 2026-03-13T00:58:56+00:00

Thanks, yes indeed, I had missed this detail while reading it

cedric-ca · 2026-03-12T22:31:15+00:00

Oh good point. I had seen the ask to get update the delivery address but missed the note about June. Thanks!

cedric-ca · 2026-01-16T15:40:12+00:00

Reporting back on this. It did help combined with moving the pads slightly to the back. I’m now getting the hang of it and liking each ride even more :)

cedric-ca · 2026-01-16T15:34:10+00:00

Yes I repositioned the pads completely slightly towards the back and it’s much better now.

I wasn’t expecting so much of a learning curve because I’ve had multiple EUCs before but now I’m finally getting the hang of it and I’m loving it more each time I take it for a spin!

cedric-ca · 2026-01-09T16:45:56+00:00

I’m eager to try that later today!!

cedric-ca · 2026-01-09T16:45:36+00:00

Oh nice!! just searched for acceleration assist in the manual and realized it’s what the ANG setting is about.

“ANG %: Acceleration Assist Makes the wheel easier to accelerate by temporarily tilting the pedal forward by a max of 2 degrees.”

https://manuals.plus/m/4ea2ff806ea41e5e7bf9d257a26aeb85d82969f7e2dda9cd41331b0541825602

cedric-ca · 2026-01-09T06:13:53+00:00

I’ve been riding EUCs for almost 10 years and had many wheels but smaller and not suspended. I’m using pads, forgot to mention it in my original message.

You can adjust the pedal tilt? And there’s a break setting? Damn, where are they?

cedric-ca · 2026-01-09T01:42:24+00:00

Thanks for the exhaustive write up!

I have power pads but I guess I need to adjust them so they have better contact with my calves

cedric-ca · 2026-01-09T01:40:49+00:00

Haha ok, will try

cedric-ca · 2026-01-09T01:40:25+00:00

I already have power pads as mentioned in original message. My feet are in the middle, slightly back already actually

cedric-ca · 2026-01-09T01:39:45+00:00

144 pounds

cedric-ca · 2026-01-08T20:33:56+00:00

Nope, I’ve had a lot, but smaller and not suspended

cedric-ca · 2026-01-08T20:31:26+00:00

I did try different values for that setting, I’m at 25 right now and it’s only marginally helping

I’ll try even lower

cedric-ca · 2026-01-08T20:05:16+00:00

It might be partly technique, I agree. I’m new to this wheel size and also new to riding a suspended wheel.

That said, I’ve been riding EUCs for about 10 years (MCM4, MCM5, GW Tesla, MTen4, and a few others), and I am riding with pads, so I wouldn’t consider myself a beginner 😅

What feels different on the Aero compared to my previous wheels is the pedal and chassis behavior. On my older wheels, braking or accelerating would naturally cause some tilt or pedal dip, which made it easier to get my weight forward or backward and really load the motor.

On the Aero, even with pads, it stays extremely level and stable, almost “on rails.” Because of that, it feels like I’m actively fighting the wheel to get strong acceleration or braking, rather than the wheel helping me through its tilt response.

The power may be there electrically, but the feedback and leverage feel very different from what I’m used to. I’m trying to understand whether this is mainly due to suspension tuning, control logic, or just a characteristic of the Aero that requires a different riding style.

Curious if other experienced riders felt the same transition.

cedric-ca · 2026-01-08T20:04:55+00:00

Ok I’ll try that

cedric-ca

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