I would hope so, given that has been a standard feature in cars now for years... But that is not at all the same as having access to the Apple Music app.
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Apple Music With Spatial Audio Now Available in Rivian Vehicles
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For sure, but to the point above (not mine) - control kinda sucks that way.
You’re running around in circles here… You said you don’t need CarPlay, you just want Apple Music (on the Rivian you don’t own), but it’s not included in the OS, and refuse to use Siri to control Apple Music, so you want CarPlay… but Rivian doesn’t have CarPlay, so…
Anyway, this interaction has run its course. Hope you have a good day, sir
I like how you end with misrepresenting my argument (and the news that started this entire thread). Clearly you are correct that the interaction has run its course...You’re running around in circles here… You said you don’t need CarPlay, you just want Apple Music (on the Rivian you don’t own), but it’s not included in the OS, and refuse to use Siri to control Apple Music, so you want CarPlay… but Rivian doesn’t have CarPlay, so…
Anyway, this interaction has run its course. Hope you have a good day, sir
I guess not...😉
I feel like we might incur the wrath of the mods if this keeps going. 🤣
To be fair, this is Billie Eilish' fault, not Rivian's. But yes, an... unfortunate choice of album for the PR shots.
Sure, but this can be done with very little data, at very low cost. I have this on my current car, at about 15 bucks a year.
Wow $150 per month? Add a couple more hundred dollars to the monthly payment and you can buy an entirely different car! What a grift
Nothing is wrong with the price of the subscription. But it's a subscription I don't need, so it doesn't really matter what the price is (outside of a few dollars for a low capacity connection for connected services)
Subjective opinion, and the look of the interface is irrelevant if the service I am using is not supported.
Did you even read the article?
And seriously, you are touting the superior in-car experience of the car, then asking me to use bluetooth? Quit smoking, please.
There's a lot of people that don't even own Rivian's getting worked up over nothing in this thread. $15 a month for an unlimited LTE data connection is a good deal. This isn't just for streaming services, but can be a WiFi hotspot in your car as well. My wife's Toyota Sienna has a hotspot and it costs $25 per month. Also, what people are missing is that you can still use Apple Music in your Rivian via Bluetooth, or you can even tether your Rivian to your phone's hotspot and use Apple Music on the car screen natively. Rivian is not forcing anyone to pay for a subscription, and the LTE data costs Rivian money, of course they need to charge for it. They've been paying for it themselves for early adopters up until now, but it was always eventually going to be something they charged for. I own an R1T, and I love CarPlay, but it's not something I really miss. I'd rather have the seamless interface to switch between all the Rivian data and control screens rather than to have to exit CarPlay every time I want to control the A/C or switch driving modes.
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I, for one, don't think CarPlay is "the end all be all". Plenty of downsides. But, it's what I use, for several reasons. One of them being that I regularly drive three different cars of three different brands, only one of which is my own. Being able to just connect to Carplay and use everything the same way (more or less), is very convenient. This is just one argument, not THE argument.
But no, I haven't tried a Rivian. It's not really the style of car for me. But plenty of people are trying to convince me that Tesla's software is so good I won't miss Carplay - and after driving one, I simply disagree.
Nothing wrong with the price for what you get, but you are getting something that you won't need if you have Carplay. And for the love of god, please stop recommending to use Bluetooth for in-car entertainment in 2024. I could also just ride my bike to work, but I'm not going to do that either.
It's part of a broader push to keep in-car entertainment proprietary, so even if we don't buy a Rivian, it is going to affect us if this catches on. It's just like complaining about BMW's subscription heated seats. If we don't complain just because we are driving an Audi or a Mercedes and not a BMW, guess who will follow their example.
Also, if you don't want to discuss things, why are you on a discussion forum?
But according to the article, the monthly subscription enables the WiFi hotspot in the vehicle. So without it, how can you tether your phone to the vehicle via WiFi? [honest question!]
Oh I want to discuss things, yeah… but it’s unproductive to speak with people who have no experience on the very thing they’re discussing.
There’s a reason Rivian is rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. The driving experience, the range, the battery, and that includes the infotainment experience. People saying they wouldn’t buy a Rivian because it doesn’t have CarPlay or Apple Music sound… well, I have to be polite here so I’ll just say that they’re speaking from a place of no experience. The $15/mo is justified, I’ll just leave it at that. Not sure why so many little kids are getting their panties in a bunch about something they won’t be driving, anyway.