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

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319 points doctoboggan | 3 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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Hovertruck ◴[11 Dec 25 20:25 UTC] No.46236654[source]▶
I hear this a lot and it's surprising to me. We have three cars in our family (two with carplay and the Rivian) and carplay always feels like such a downgraded experience compared to that of the Rivian.
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doctoboggan ◴[11 Dec 25 22:52 UTC] No.46238457[source]▶
I have a plex server and use Prologue for audio books. What would my experience on Rivian be like? I am guessing I would have to connect to the infotainment system as a bluetooth speaker? Would I be able to easily skip forward/backward and see the current chapter?

I've been using car play for the better part of the past decade and don't know what it looks like in vehicles without it.

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1. Zee2 ◴[12 Dec 25 01:02 UTC] No.46239652[source]▶
I think the revenue source times number of people using Plex for audiobooks as a total market value for Rivian is approximately zero.
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2. doctoboggan ◴[12 Dec 25 01:57 UTC] No.46240004[source]▶
It’s not just plex, it’s the long tail of iPhone apps that work with CarPlay but don’t with rivian.

It’s the reason I always seek out CarPlay and why Tesla has reportedly decided it’s worth adding CarPlay to capture people like me.

3. Mashimo ◴[12 Dec 25 07:07 UTC] No.46241607[source]▶
What if you listen to audio books with a 3rd party app that you really like, but it's not on rivian?

I would expect you can still skip forward and back, and read titles. So as long as you start before you drive you might be gucci?