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Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Universal Hands Free

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319 points doctoboggan | 2 comments | 11 Dec 25 18:17 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nicksergeant ◴[11 Dec 25 18:44 UTC] No.46235275[source]▶
Meanwhile, the only thing people really want from Rivian is CarPlay / Android Auto support, lol.
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1. octorian ◴[12 Dec 25 00:53 UTC] No.46239589[source]▶
This might be an unpopular opinion, but I'll take a car infotainment system that doesn't need CarPlay/AndroidAuto to be usable (and lacks it) over one that requires a phone attached via CarPlay/AndroidAuto to be usable.

I use Android Auto on rental cars all the time.

My daily driver is a Tesla (Model S /w MCU v2) that doesn't have it. And doesn't need it to provide a usable experience.

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2. simondotau ◴[12 Dec 25 08:26 UTC] No.46242035[source]▶
I've only rented Teslas but I can see how most people would consider CP/AA to be unnecessary given the quality of their integrated software. But for me, the two things Tesla can't do (and CP/AA can) is

1. Waze;

2. My preferred third-party podcasting app.