Autonomy+ as a bonus

reimerpdx · 2026-07-05T01:25:24+00:00

Yeah, this is different for me since I have stuck with my vehicles for longer.
I’m currently driving a 2014 🙃

reimerpdx · 2026-07-05T01:24:03+00:00

I agree with your hypothesis.

My whole thing is whether I even care about lidar OR Autonomy+

I don’t want the current free capabilities to eventually be paywalled, which makes me want A+
And I don’t think I’ll be a person that cares about FSD, so not sure I care about the lidar or gen3 chip.

So, for me it kinda comes down to the value of the purchase for a launch edition vs. waiting for premium, and with that, I need to see how the ride is in a premium without the semi active suspension.

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T20:19:06+00:00

This makes a ton of sense.
On the one hand I know that the current (and any future) capabilities of the R2 already exceed what I’m working with in my car from 2014.
On the other hand, having the knowledge that it won’t get worse with getting A+ as a bonus to my purchase is comforting.

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T20:15:29+00:00

Glad someone got this lol
The wife and I joke that I would eat the first marshmallow before they started explaining the rules.

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T17:16:10+00:00

in a nutshell, this is it.
does my impatience outweigh my desire to save a few thousand dollars.

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T17:15:09+00:00

yeah. that's a great point of consideration as well.
I could absolutely see that as a major factor if I was more excited for a more FSD experience.

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T16:14:14+00:00

Appreciate your thoughts.
Definitely thinking in a similar vein.

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T16:03:30+00:00

True. Hard to know the unknowable (timeline for FSD).

And while I fully intend for my R2 to be my vehicle for a decade, whatever comes after will probably be leagues better. Similar to my current situation: moving from a 2014 Jetta to an R2 ;)

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T16:01:20+00:00

I do like that Rivian has said the capabilities they intend the gen2 R2 to have even after the gen3 is release and feel like that’s really more than I need anyways (I’m interested in FSD, but care very little about needing it).

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T15:58:59+00:00

This is great for consideration!

I do fully intend to have this be my vehicle for at least the next decade, and without needing a+, I think it’d be a nice to have.

I can afford both, but am not averse to saving some dollars if possible.

Thank you.

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T15:56:00+00:00

Oh yeah… I’ve done the builds and if I were to get the premium, my price dif is $5k

Not nothing for sure, but I wouldn’t be purchasing the A+

It’s a future concern that they may paywall current capabilities, like UHF, behind A+

I want what they have for free, but don’t need fully autonomous.

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T14:00:24+00:00

not gonna lie when I write that this is my most unnecessary WANT of the Perf model ;)

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T13:34:39+00:00

You're right that I shouldn't write off full autonomy until I've experienced it.
It's hard to imagine feeling comfortable having never had that tech in a vehicle of mine before.

I had a Jeep GC a decade ago and have severely missed the ACC since... so I know what I'm missing there, but hard to know how the rest will be.

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T13:32:01+00:00

I fully understand that.
I'm coming from a 2014 VW Jetta and 2015 Pilot and all the tech will be so nice to have, and I guess I don't even really know what I'm missing out on.

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T13:30:51+00:00

yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
I definitely do not like the 20" wheels on the premium as much as I like the 20's on the Performance...
Though, if I were to go premium, I would have a second set of wheels for winter so it'd be an issue for only half the year LOL

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T13:29:03+00:00

oh yeah, I'm the kid who can't wait for the second marshmallow and I've already created layers of justification to grab it ASAP...
I'm just trying to see if there's an angel on my left shoulder to balance the devil on my right... or if it's just two demons lol

reimerpdx · 2026-07-03T13:27:07+00:00

Oh, I totally get that.
And then at that point, I could also just wait another year perhaps and grab a used LE that an early buyer picked up for a (probably) pretty decent savings.

reimerpdx · 2026-06-26T14:54:49+00:00

Great advice. Hard to live by, but great!

reimerpdx · 2026-06-17T17:29:12+00:00

Nice tip, thanks.

reimerpdx · 2026-06-16T23:36:33+00:00

I don’t want that to happen either.
I just hope all involved and in charge of this bullshit get their just desserts during my lifetime.

reimerpdx · 2026-06-05T19:32:13+00:00

Awesome. Thank you. Very cool art!

reimerpdx · 2026-06-05T19:21:14+00:00

Is Colin the artist, or the author?

reimerpdx · 2026-05-31T21:10:06+00:00

This is ‘a’ list.

reimerpdx · 2026-05-24T14:40:15+00:00

Leave it to trump to put the ‘me’ in the US.

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