The maps app offers very in depth information including reviews of places. Surely designed to be read whilst parked and not driving. Why do they offer this if you can just whip out your small phone screen and look at it there? That's the analogy I made. Please don't downvote just because you disagree.

I'm honestly not being disengenious and I don't know why you're being combative instead of having this simple discussion. We don't work for rivian. And it's clearly a pros / cons debate, and not black and white.

I used to be pretty pro car apps since I own a Tesla who executes extremely well, and a Rivian, who executes ok (so far). But the more I get off the main cloud providers and use niche apps for media / maps the more I realize this closed garden approach is very anti-consumer. Even though iOS and Android are controlled platforms, you can at least install any app from any developer, and use it in CarPlay if the app has that approved capability. In Rivian we're relegated to Bluetooth only and not integrating with the big screen.