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Total new guy here... Had my heart set on a Cybertruck, but common sense (and a wife who hates the aesthetic) suggest that the Rivian might be a better option. Love what the company is doing, the functionality of the truck, and the not-super-crazy-aesthetic all combine to make the R1T 'work' for us a bit better.
I'm curious - are there a lot of other Apple users here? At WWDC today, they announced enhancements to CarKey (Ultra Wide Band which enables precision location of where your device is), as well as support for third party devices to use Siri.
While Siri & CarPlay would make me a very happy camper, their absence wouldn't be a dealbreaker. CarKey though.... I'll be super disappointed if they're not able to bring support to Rivian. I have a sneaking suspicion that the Venn Diagram of "Apple Users" and "Rivian Buyers" is probably a slightly oblong circle, so it's something that would absolutely be used. I'd even be willing to pay a premium to add it (I'd honestly probably pay up to $2,000 to add CarKey + Siri + CarPlay support, $1,500 for CarKey alone) as a feature.
EDIT TO ADD: I totally understand why Rivian is doing their own infotainment system, and don't fault them for it. While I don't own a Tesla personally, I drive my housemates Teslas often. I do have CarPlay on my own vehicle (still sipping dino juice) and absolutely love it. What Tesla has done with their Infotainment system is what I'm guessing Rivian will do with theirs, and honestly it's great and I don't miss the lack of CarPlay in the slightest when I'm driving their vehicles.
Am I alone here? Anyone else interested?
I'm curious - are there a lot of other Apple users here? At WWDC today, they announced enhancements to CarKey (Ultra Wide Band which enables precision location of where your device is), as well as support for third party devices to use Siri.
While Siri & CarPlay would make me a very happy camper, their absence wouldn't be a dealbreaker. CarKey though.... I'll be super disappointed if they're not able to bring support to Rivian. I have a sneaking suspicion that the Venn Diagram of "Apple Users" and "Rivian Buyers" is probably a slightly oblong circle, so it's something that would absolutely be used. I'd even be willing to pay a premium to add it (I'd honestly probably pay up to $2,000 to add CarKey + Siri + CarPlay support, $1,500 for CarKey alone) as a feature.
EDIT TO ADD: I totally understand why Rivian is doing their own infotainment system, and don't fault them for it. While I don't own a Tesla personally, I drive my housemates Teslas often. I do have CarPlay on my own vehicle (still sipping dino juice) and absolutely love it. What Tesla has done with their Infotainment system is what I'm guessing Rivian will do with theirs, and honestly it's great and I don't miss the lack of CarPlay in the slightest when I'm driving their vehicles.
Am I alone here? Anyone else interested?