Totally agree. I can open my door with my HomeKit watch key. Sure, I could use my
Right now, at least one config will be 300mi +. Which absolutely is enough. But the question is how many configs and how expensive. Will see!
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Rivian Planning to Launch Apple Watch App
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B4U
macrumors 601
Still tone death about the smartphone integration.
But they can do whatever they want. Consumers can vote with their money.
But they can do whatever they want. Consumers can vote with their money.
Dr McKay
macrumors 601
I can unlock my house door with my phone or my watch, I usually default to the watch because it’s less effort than getting my phone out. Even saved me a huge headache once when I left my phone in my locked car, then locked my house with my keys still inside. I was wearing shorts and T-shirt due to heading out to the gym, it was cold and starting to rain.
Devnul0
macrumors 6502
Be wary: I tried having the Tesla app on my watch and had to remove the complication because my jacket/glove/sweater/shirtsleeve was triggering it opening the app and then doing things, like rolling down my windows or unlocking the car.
On my Tesla I use it as a key for my car when I am out kayaking. So what it does it lets you keep a key on if you don't have your phone with you for some reason. No cell service needed for the key to work and no iPhone needed. I unlock and can drive the car just with my Apple Watch.
My toyota cost $6k. Bumpers have lots of sensors in them to recalibrate if you whack it right.
RodThePlod
macrumors 65816
The Apple Watch app is definitely useful. On mine, I have my current range as a complication on the bottom right, so I can easily see if I need to stop to fuel up before I even leave the house. When you tap the complication, you can then perform remote functions as others have said - starting ventilation, etc. on a hot day. Yeah - you can do all that on your phone, but it's nice and handy to be able to do it straight on the Watch:
(Yes, my sleep score wasn't great last night!)
ArrayDecay
macrumors 6502
Every auto manufacturer who still believes that the public will accept their poverty in-house UI in lieu of Apple or Android is foolish and will eventually submit to the inevitable, Rivian included.
That’s a weird mix, and very good to know… After 6 years of CarPlay in my Chevy Volt, it’s as expected as cupholders for me now.
imola.zhp
macrumors 65816
People clinging to CarPlay like Boomers clinging to printing everything. Hilarious.
Rivian and Tesla are software companies, their software is leaps and bounds better than anything from traditional automakers. CarPlay looks like a child's tablet.
Rivian and Tesla are software companies, their software is leaps and bounds better than anything from traditional automakers. CarPlay looks like a child's tablet.
Yeah if you think it’s about what it looks like or whether it’s ‘better’ (totally subjective) then you’re totally not getting it. It’s about being able to choose from the best apps and have them retain 100% of their state when I move from my car to my house to my wife’s car. It’s about getting in to some ****** hire car at some foreign airport and be able to immediately use my preferred satnav with my voice and pick up my audiobook exactly where I left it from when I got off the plane.
What the main menu looks like is pretty much irrelevant as long as it’s not distracting. Tesla, Rivian & GM are on a hiding to nothing: they don’t even seem to understand the problem that CarPlay solves.
Rivian assistant is due this month which offers voice activated control of almost all car functions. Rivian's current interface is so much better than CarPlay that it isn't even worth discussing. No Rivian owner is holding off for CarPlay. This is on a whole different level. You are worried about maintaining consistency to an already outdated ecosystem. This is way beyond all of that.
Sounds great, if you want to live in your Rivian. But it doesn’t matter how loudly you shout “it’s better!!!” - it’s not addressing what most of us actually want from our car technology. It’s just made for people who like & buy shiny shiny.
Amazing Iceman
macrumors 603
Believe it or not, the KIA EV9 Land is a much better EV choice, plus it has 3 rows of seats, where all 6-passengers seat very comfortably.
Rivian EVs have multiple serious technical and design issues to solve.
Rivian EVs have multiple serious technical and design issues to solve.
Or possibly people who never go to the gas station, sell their vehicle without ever having visited a service center or changed oil, or appreciate the most advanced driving information and entertainment systems available. Not to mention AI interactivity and automobile control. It's funny that you are on a tech forum and living in the past. Carry on.
As an ex Rivian R1T owner I'm holding out for Rivian to be a reliable car! CarPlay would be nice but getting to point B is more important I learned. 6.5 months owing it and 3.5 of it was in the shop! No thanks
You are supposed to Drive the car not play with it. everything you mentioned in your comment has nothing to do with driving your car.
Amazing Iceman
macrumors 603
Either you forgot the /s at the end of your comment, or you have no idea what CarPlay does.
ArtOfWarfare
macrumors G3
Rivian reports first quarter of ‘positive gross profit’
Dark clouds ahead for Rivian.www.theverge.com
Rivian announced a significant milestone today, reporting its first “positive gross profit” in its fourth quarter earnings for 2024. It was a sign that the struggling company’s efforts to slash costs through the gut overhaul of its R1 electric vehicles is starting to yield some positive results. But dark clouds loom ahead, as the company said it expects to sell fewer vehicles in 2025 than last year.
Sorry, my bad - I meant they've never had a positive EBITDA. They had that one profitable quarter, but operating expenses exceeded the profit, so they still lost money that quarter.
Anyways... R2 production is imminent (or has it already begun?) so they're about to dive back into production hell. Here's hoping they make it out the other side.
Amazing Iceman
macrumors 603
The more, the merrier.
EV Vehicles and related technology needs more push to continue evolving, primarily battery technology.