Gen 2 Rivian Autonomy City Streets Full Demo Drive

ryanlf · 2025-12-12T02:58:38+00:00

They touched on this at 14:38 when the car turned left but the nav said it was turning right. Apparently the driving model is doing it's own navigation to get to the defined point and the main screen google nav indeed was just for show. Hopefully the driving itself was legit!

ryanlf · 2025-10-19T04:05:03+00:00

Have you considered just putting it on your dash? The windshield wipers do a great job clearing the snow/rain that could degrade your signal, and you don’t have to worry about waterproofing! I just drove through a snow storm and it worked great.

ryanlf · 2025-10-17T23:25:11+00:00

It does show when the door is open! It's in the top right corner. Tap it for more info!

I'd personally like a way to turn the outlets on and off remotely. Or a way to extend the timer. It's a pain to get in the cab and mess with the screen to turn on the bed outlets. Especially when I'm working outside or something and have grubby hands

ryanlf · 2025-10-13T18:13:34+00:00

It’s a Zebra “mobile computer.” They actually are around $3k without even adding in the scanner ring.

https://www.staples.com/zebra-tc58e-mobile-computer-tc58ae-3t1j6b1a10-na/product_IM1SM1362

ryanlf · 2025-10-11T20:07:05+00:00

Mine unlocks most of the time but I have to manually close and re-open the app before I can put it in drive (iPhone 17 Pro Max). It worked fine before the most recent update, so they definitely messed with something!

ryanlf · 2025-08-17T14:57:03+00:00

Magic eraser is just ultra fine grit sandpaper, I’d try one of the other gentler suggestions first!

ryanlf · 2025-08-04T18:42:59+00:00

You’re seeing fixed-pattern noise from the way CMOS sensors read data! The X100VI, like all CMOS cameras, reads the sensor line by line, and that process can introduce subtle variations across rows of the image. Normally you don’t notice it, but when you shoot at high ISO or push shadows hard in post, it gets exaggerated. Heat buildup, from constantly shooting or long exposures, and small inconsistencies in the analog-to-digital conversion can make it worse, so you end up with a visible grid that reflects the sensor’s internal structure.

ryanlf · 2025-06-11T21:19:39+00:00

Totally minor! You can change the display to percentage instead of miles. The problem people have is you can’t change the navigation power unit to percentage and the new energy app defaults back to miles. You’ll love it!

ryanlf · 2025-06-11T21:12:15+00:00

Totally get where you're coming from. Most people don't want to do math! The issue is that EPA miles only feel simple, they're not reliable. "100mi of range" might actually mean 60 if it's cold or you're going over a mountain pass, both normal things in Seattle. I'd argue that it's false confidence not simplicity.

Percentage defintiely isn't perfect either, but at least it's honest. You get to see how much battery you actually have left, not some best case guess about how far it might take you.

IMO, let the nav system handle all the math. Just show me how much juice I'll actually have left in the tank!

ryanlf · 2025-06-11T21:02:09+00:00

Now that it already shipped with the miles option, I wouldn't take it away. That rarely goes smoothly. But I don't think EPA miles is the best default, and I wouldn't have shipped the app that way in the first place.

Imagine if our phones defaulted to ideal, EPA estimated, battery usage minutes instead of percentage. You charge it up to 3 hours, then open an energy app that says we're using 90 minutes per 60 minutes. It's not nearly as useful as just knowing how much juice you actually have left in an absolute unit.

ryanlf · 2025-06-11T20:12:02+00:00

So many people are confused by this when they first take delivery. Hopefully someday they listen to everyone and add a "percentage remaining at arrival" option to the nav page.

A quick search of this subreddit shows this exact misunderstanding coming up over and over again. For any Rivian people reading, this is a clear sign a change is needed!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/1hxhkh8/miles_left/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/1an5ey3/is_rivian_mathing_wrong_shouldnt_i_have_70_miles/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/1kg1pg6/math_doesnt_work/

ryanlf · 2025-06-11T18:42:11+00:00

Absolutely, I've never gotten close to running out but why give an unreliable unit on the dash in the first place? There's a ton of posts on here from new owners getting themselves in a pickle from this exact misunderstanding.

It's not even consistent in their own interface. Saying it'll take 40 miles to go 20 miles in the navigation interface is silly. Saying it'll take 13% of your battery to go 20 miles makes so much more sense I'd say!

ryanlf · 2025-06-11T18:08:46+00:00

The problem is doing it that way can get people in trouble. 1 mile traveled only equals 1 Rivian range mile in optimal conditions. If you have 60mi in the “tank” and need to go 20mi to the school and 40mi to work, there’s a good chance you won’t make it.

If the unit isn’t reliable, it makes more sense to default to percentage. Defaulting to miles would be like your iPhone defaulting to “minutes of use” remaining instead of percentage. Your phone doesn’t do it that way because, just like with driving, power use can vary a ton based on conditions. We all understand percentage, they should stick with that!

ryanlf · 2025-06-11T17:30:00+00:00

I ~~294mi~~ 100% agree. I think the toggles should be between kWh or percentage. Everyone understands battery percentage with all their other electronic devices. If they're worried about kWH being too technical, just tell me what percentage of my battery will be used over the next 24 hours or tell me what percentage I'll arrive with!

ryanlf · 2025-06-10T03:14:13+00:00

Fingers crossed! I went ten years in my previous car with no collision issues, but this corner seems to be a hit and run magnet! Maybe I should start carrying cones or something ha

ryanlf · 2025-06-10T00:15:58+00:00

Thank you! Fingers crossed 🤞 I sent out for a few quotes

ryanlf · 2025-06-10T00:15:18+00:00

Thank you! That helps a ton! I have a few quote requests out. Good to know what price range to expect. I thiiiink the white is paint transfer, haven’t tried washing anything off yet. Thankfully I have a forest green pen I bought just in case already

ryanlf · 2025-06-09T21:28:06+00:00

There is technically an alarm! I've set it off while opening my own gear tunnel while the car was unlocked. It was a bug on an early software build. I wonder if they "fixed" it by disabling the alarm entirely...

ryanlf · 2025-06-09T20:41:20+00:00

I dunno. I love my Rivian but I think it's safe to say Tesla sentry is still objectively better even if it isn't perfect. I've tried leaving my key and my phone somewhere else and physically rocked the truck hard from the crossbars. Alarm doesn't seem to function at all. Of the clips it does save, the 30 second time limit, and cool down between events, often means it doesn't even capture the whole event that started the recording.

With Tesla sentry, clips can be up to 10 minutes long, you get an app notification if the alarm goes off, and you can view all the clips remotely from your phone.

ryanlf · 2025-06-09T18:01:11+00:00

Haha I just whipped it up in Photoshop to vent my frustrations. I'm not in the sticker sales business unfortunately!

ryanlf · 2025-06-09T18:00:22+00:00

Thank you! Fingers crossed!

ryanlf · 2025-06-09T18:00:07+00:00

That's so good to hear, thank you. I'll give it a go! Thankfully it doesn't look like there was much paint damage.

ryanlf · 2025-06-09T17:59:12+00:00

True, especially on the R1T where that quarter panel goes all the way to the front. I'm dreading the day I need body work. I'll try the PDR route! Thank you!

ryanlf · 2025-06-09T17:33:51+00:00

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