Tyrone Holland🚀🧑🏽💻
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My Thoughts on R2 after my time with it! Short review! First, Rivian completely nailed this thing. I love the positioning of the driver seats. That long front nose gives a nice commanding feel. They will sell each and every one of these! Driving impression/suspension: 9/10 I felt the vehicle has good build quality. It felt *tight* and secure. Power delivery was smooth and crisp in all-purpose. Sport mode fella unlocked and ready for all the fun things. Power is rapid and consistent with a full power moment around 35-40mph, all the power is there. There is a good amount of nose rise during a hard acceleration. But I do feel the suspension was working well to control this. Remember this isn’t an air suspension. It’s a coil suspension. There is a difference between the suspension setting soft was SOFT. Firm was stiff but not overly stiff. It didn’t have that bouncing effect that some vehicles can have when going into firm suspension. Moderate was a good balance. I wish it could be more adaptive in moderate but it’s very very good. Turn in was good, and the turning radius was excellent. Switching from D to R for a 3-point turn was smooth and quick, no jerkiness. Very good control over entrance to parking lots. Stable. Lastly, it feels like the small delay some R1 have in throttle is gone with R2. Software: 8/10 This is where you guys know I am hard on them on. Because I want the best they can give. Rivian OS2.0 is a HUGE upgrade over R1. In all cases. Responsiveness, touch input, speed, app switching, keyboard responsiveness, etc., it is a huge difference. I love the new “fish stick” bar. And settings being available with one tap and being app-dependent first is fantastic. Well done Wassym Bensaid, the halo are great. The only thing about them is while driving, it’s hard to get a direct click, especially when trying to use it to switch drive modes where you have to push towards you. The halo likes the spin/move, but I think I just need to get used to it. Living with it would for sure help with that. I’m really hoping they fully unlock customization for them. You can end up with 8 different characters you could adjust. I really like having the driver display. But driving with it, you can notice how much smaller it is compared to R1. It’s no deal breaker, but it’s noticeable. Cameras felt snapper and of higher quality over Gen 2 R1. The turn signal sounds is new I like it as well as the forward and Evers noise it makes. Think Tesla sound when shifting. Audio: Now I’ve experienced R2 3x now. With 2 times with audio. The audio was significantly better than when I got to sit it in, in Miami for a block party. It’s about as good as R1 is now. There did feel like a sub was there. That’s great. I used my Apple Music account so I could listen to the song I love. And it was great. Not perfect but good enough. Long as it’s comparable to R1, it’s okay. Cabin: It was very well appointed. I actually found it sufficiently quiet. 🤫 I think for sure it’s quieter than my R1T without question. The HVAC system design (air vent) I like better than R1. I feel like the HVAC system now can blow the air on better than trying to. I need more time to test preconditioning because that’s where I’ve seen most of the issues with my R1 vehicles. Tons of space, easy to drop the seats, it’s flat, and nice under-floor space. The 1-touch drop for all windows was excellent. Overall: I think this is the Rivian everyone has been waiting for. This will be a fantastic one-car solution for so many families. There is storage for days, off-road abilities a Model Y can’t even think of doing, but the UHF needs to improve quicker than it currently is because that is really becoming a buying decision for people. Tim and I can’t wait to take delivery of our R2 Rivian; we are ready! Feel free to ask me anything about the R2! I’ll do my best to answer it or get you the answer. It’s a 10/10 for so many people.
Tyrone Holland🚀🧑🏽💻30,838 просмотров • 10 дней назад
This is where I have to share my raw feelings about Rivian software currently on R1. The software experience they have created is good. It’s their own, with their software stack that they control. With that said, we have to stop making excuses for longstanding bugs. Like Quinn Nelson had posted about long ago, having to do multiple Resets, logins and out to get core functionality to work is not the experience we should be having. I know Rivian and Wassym do not want this. I also know they are working on R2 stuff as well. As a person who has spent real money on 4 Rivian’s with 3 R2 reservation between me and hubby, we are huge fans. Have helped many become Rivian owners as well. But the long outstanding bugs are starting to boil over. It’s dragging the software reliability down. Apple Music has been in Rivian vehicles for just about 2 years now. We are past the stage of it being “new”. Spatial Audio is a key music feature, and for me, and plenty of others, you have to turn that off sometimes just to get music to play. I shouldn’t have to do that. Plus, you can’t change that feature while the vehicle is in drive. So then you have to pull over and fiddle with it just to get it work and sometimes it doesn’t. Rivian assistant can’t do it either. Among other issues, like HVAC preconditioning, unstable cabin temps, GPS locking issues, profile switching not getting right or switching profile after the driver has gotten in, mobile app live activities not functioning properly, and more. The live activities is important, because we don’t have a notification for charging start stop/complete except for charging complete on DCFC, so on a level 2 charger, I don’t know if there is an issue with charging if the live activities don’t appear. Same for HVAC if it’s not showing up I have to keep opening the app to check to see what the temperature is. If you aren’t going to push me a notification that the cabin is at the temp I selected in favor of the live activities, then the live activities has to work. I could go on, but I really love my Rivian. I love the brand, I love what they want to do. And I think R2 is going to change the market for most things, but I want their focus to be on software and stability. Focus on polish, focus on features that many people want, don’t over complicate those things. Example, valet mode should be here by now that locks down speed acceleration and access to certain parts of the vehicle. Basic Pin to drive, not the multi factors drive one that depends on your phone and vehicle having an internet connection. Speedy, clean, stable software is always a win. I know Wassym Bensaid and plenty of others at Rivian can do this. We have seen it before and seen what they can do. The YouTube app is by far the best app they have added. I haven’t had any issues with it. It’s responsive, and works. Everything needs to work like that across the board. Please guy let me help in anyway I can, I just want the best for you and the community and customers. Let’s focus on that. I know some will see this as a complete complaining post but it’s not. It’s a plead to make the experience better for everyone and making the Rivian software the best software it can be.
Tyrone Holland🚀🧑🏽💻50,893 просмотров • 25 дней назад
I know Rivian and Wassym Bensaid can fix this. I know it takes time, but it’s time. There is no other software out there like Rivian. They have made their own way in the vehicle software world. But, we have to stop calling out fixes when things aren’t fixed. I love this company. And everything they stand for. But it’s really time for it to be pulled together. I have offered to help in any way possible with getting software bugs fixed, noticed, etc., and here we are. I still stand fully committed to helping them. But below is a video of just a few things that still haven’t been fixed yet. Yes, I know, it takes time, yes, it’s easier said than done. I get it. Here is a list of bugs and SW issues still around: Tilt mirrors, still getting stuck in the downward position regularly, or they don’t tilt at all. This has been noted as “Fixed,” but it’s not. This was released in SW 2025.06 -3/11/25 with a dedicated fix in 2025.10. Auto seat climate icon: this is supposed to change the DISPLAYED heated or ventilation seat based on outside temperature, but it’s NEVER worked since it was introduced in SW 2024.47 12/18/24. This is still one that needs addressing or just give us true Auto seat climate where it runs based on the climate system. Apple Music: this one is a tricky one, but it still exists. My library doesn’t load, sometimes not at all, it doesn’t remember my last track, or it takes a long time to get music playing. Apple and Android don’t always play nice together, but it still needs improvement and optimizing. Fog lights: are hit or miss now. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. This happened more frequently after a software update in Feb. Incoming phone call ringer volume: my phone is always on vibrate; however, when I do receive a phone call, the entire car rings at volume 9000. 😬 like why? A subtle chime or whatever they want to use is fine. But turn the volume down…… PLEASE. LOL there is no way no one has experienced this. Driver +: it’s sometimes too aggressive with where it “THINKS” it is in the lane vs where it ACTUALLY is. This needs fine-tuning. It will try to push me over in the lane as if I drifted out of the lane when I’m dead center. However, being Gen 1, I think this might be what it is. Mobile app: can we get a fix for the laggy scrolling within the app? This was introduced with mobile app 3.0. Version 3.1.0 is out and it’s still laggy scrolling. Multi-vehicle support: this needs to come IMMEDIATELY; the experience when you own more than one R1 is less than stellar. Way too many times I get in the opposite R1 and forget to swap to that car and get the dreaded “ key not detected” to then have to pull out my phone, open the app, and swap to that R1. We really need the app to be able to handle more than one authentication for driving and profile swapping at a time. It’s time. With R2 less than a year away, we need this now so the “bugs” can be squashed by time R2 gets here, which will be many people’s second Rivian. Overall system stability: you guys have come so far, but there is still more work to do. The HVAC control screen has GREATLY improved. Now we need that throughout the entire experience. That level of snappy, crisp feel. Again, I’m fully confident they can do this. I’m willing to help in any way I can. I just want the best experience possible for every Rivian owner. I’m willing to work hand-in-hand with Rivian on finding SW bugs and reporting and testing them fully on my vehicle. Wassym Bensaid, feel free to contact me to discuss further and continue the great work! RivianTrackr Tom Suburbs Tom Rivian RivianRoamer Chad Moran Hunter Noel Chris Hilbert RivianUpdates Rivian Darkout Fans Darren Fisher Mike Kantorski Zach
Tyrone Holland🚀🧑🏽💻34,878 просмотров • 1 год назад
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