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Amazon Rivian electric delivery vans arrive in Canada

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55 points TMWNN | 1 comments | 02 Nov 25 20:22 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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dmix ◴[03 Nov 25 00:12 UTC] No.45794602[source]▶
Is the Rivian headlight design controversial? I love everything about all of the vehicles they design (interior, shape, etc) except the headlights.
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1. Inconel ◴[03 Nov 25 00:36 UTC] No.45794739[source]▶
Huge caveat here in that I am not a designer so this is a very amateur take, and I personally like the headlights so I'm quite biased, but I think it's a brilliant design for a couple of reasons:

1. Without having a traditional front grill or badge that is associated with the brand unlike those of legacy makers, Rivian's headlights are a design element which is instantly recognizable as being a Rivian. Even if you post a minimalist silhouette of the front facia, you would know it's a Rivian.

2. The design lends itself well to future evolution, even if the exact dimensions of the vertical oval lights and the bisecting horizontal light bar are changed/tweaked over time, so long as that general design is kept, they will still be identifiable as a Rivian.

Just my two cents as someone with no design expertise and who happens to like the way the headlights and front facia look.