Rivian R1S Brake Issue: Disabling My Blended Braking After Experiencing A Braking Issue

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I have not experienced any major brake issue however, I recently disabled the blended braking feature in my R1S and this is why.

While cruisng down out the mountains, on relatively flowing road, I noticed on the driver‘s display, that every time I eased off the throttle for a corner, even a little, the brakes lights were coming on. My first thought was, this is ridiculous. I knew the drivers behind me weren't pleased at all and we're probably going nuts. I hate driving in the mountains behind people who are constantly on and off the brakes, for no apparent reason. Every corner seems to be a surprise to them. I always wonder how often they have to do a brake job. I can go forever on a set of pads.

Then I realized, that with the blended braking feature engaged, my R1S was using the brakes constantly, rather than relying on regen, with a little manual assist. I pulled over and disengaged the blended braking. After that, I was able to get a nice flow down the mountain without the brake lights constantly cycling on and off.

Yes, the regen was reduced because of the longish decline and I did have to manually use the brakes occasionally. But, that was no biggie. About this time it became clear to me that, although the brake blending feature works very well and does offer a very smooth ride, it surely must dramatically increase brake pad wear. For now, I’ll be leaving it off.