Two Features From My Tesla That I Wish Rivian Had

Morgan · 2024-12-22T17:10:59+00:00

Now that I've installed the SnapPlate front license plate holder, I finally filled out the EveryAmp review. Here it is. Hope it helps others: Shipped promptly, so the license plate holder arrived well before we picked up the car. Engineered and built VERY precisely to hold the plate very close to the front bumper without scraping. Installation instructions were clear, would have benefited from one more picture showing how to find the center slots in the grille. Grille Depth Adjustment instructions were also clear; with one half-turn adjustment of three screws, the license plate holder fit PERFECTLY in place. Check the EveryAmp web site for photographs of how much their product blocks the front camera image at every setting. After reviewing the photos, I chose the center setting. I find the camera interference at that setting is trivial for me. There's a lot of competition for the front-of-R1 real estate. My understanding is that Rivian's front plate holder requires drilling a hole in a perfectly good vehicle, and can also block a small part of the camera image. Tow hook mounts take a tow hook out of commission, and can block a sensor. EveryAmp's mount is designed to protect the grille by snapping off when attacked by a car-wash brush, so you have to dismount it (relatively easy to do) and remount it before washing. I'm still happy with the EveryAmp product, which we have installed in our R1S and now R1T. Very best wishes!

Rivian Blue

Member

Nov 17, 2024

Been in my new G2 R1S for almost 2 weeks, and everything’s great. I really love it to death. BUT... there’s 2 things about my Tesla that I really wish Rivian would add.

1. The first is an audible ‘ding’ when a stoplight turns from red to green. Not a huge thing, but it was nice to get prompted in case you were briefly looking elsewhere while stopped at a light. Not sure how easy this would be to implement since the driver assist doesn’t really deal with signals.

2. Secondly, however, is a much bigger deal, and that is the car’s ability to shut off the turning signal when it recognizes that you are now in the lane after a lane change. I find the Rivian’s turn signals to be pernickety and often find myself having driven half a mile with my turn signal still engaged because the ‘half’ click on the turn stalk registered as a full click and I didn’t realize it. The Teslas are really great about recognizing when you’ve finished your lane change and turning off the signal.

These aren't big deals or any sort of deal breakers for me; I just thought they'd be really cool features to have. Maybe features that could come with an update in the future—who knows? I've enjoyed driving the R1S so far, and even if they decide not to add these, I'd still love driving it no less.

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