Rivian Drive cam not Recognizing USB Drive: A Simple Fix

wildlife R1T · 2025-04-03T14:11:49+00:00

I have previously used the streaming capability back when it first came out as well as the hotspot since before Connect+ was a thing. I am trying to get the streaming working again but it seems to have been hidden fully behind the paywall. (Not looking to argue the merits of that system here) I recall after Connect+ came out being able to still use the Hotspot while tethering with my phone, and losing it isn't a big deal other than needing to update my wife's wifi, but I think I remember needing to be on the Hotspot to do casting. My question is, did Rivian remove both of these features to fully behind the connect+ paywall? I thought that if you used phone tethering or if you were connected to WIFI you could use most all of the usual streaming like features of the Rivian? If anyone can recommend how to stream while using tethering I'm sure myself and others without Connect+ would appreciate it.

Rivian Blue

Member

Mar 4, 2025

One of the first things I did on getting my R1S was set up the drive cam. I had the drive and took it to the service center when I took delivery last year so they could walk me through setting it up.

Worked fine, but it stopped recognizing the drive at some point, so I got a name-brand (Transcend) drive to replace the no-name one.

I set it up, but later realized that it wasn't recording. So I googled "Best drive for Rivian drive cam" and it said this one:

Amazon.com

Still didn’t work. So I went to "set up drive cam" and it goes through the format & test routine and says I'm good to go. But the screen still says it needs to be set up.

I repeated same procedure several times, each time it says the format & test is good, but it doesn't take.

So the fix I got was, I let Rivian format the drive. I'm using 128GB USB-C flash drive. I also did a reboot for the vehicle (hazard button and left toggle on the left-hand side of the steering wheel) by keeping both depressed until the screen starts to reboot. This helped me with my fix and I hope it can help someone out there too.

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