David Vaught

Rivian Enjoyer, former Platform Engineer
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[David Vaught @DKVaught]

RIP to a legend

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@RivianTrackr

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A short trip to the park in our Rivian R2 https://t.co/TD2vkkCIIO via @YouTube

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@cclee12345 It really is amazing, I remember having my wife try a demo of v12 on her HW3 car and it being pretty rough. It’s come a long way for sure.

[David Vaught @DKVaught]

I rode in a newer Tesla Model Y (Juniper) last night. Since I’ve been in an R2 it feels fair to compare them. I’m excluding performance impressions since it was a LR Y vs Perf R2.

R2 Wins:
Interior Material Quality
Design cohesion
Ride quality (softness)
Cabin noise
Leg room/cabin spaciousness
Drive Stalk

MY Wins:
Efficiency
Software polish
FSD(man, it is so good now)

It was fairly shocking how good FSD was, I’ve been watching plenty of YouTube videos showing exactly that but it is a different world when you ride in it. Strongly considering upgrading my wife’s 2023 Y to a HW4 car so she can have this experience.

As for my R2, it is still perfect for me. If Rivian can ever get close to an FSD experience then there won’t be much stopping them from selling a ton of vehicles. It’s my opinion that they make the better overall car as of now, just need the software and self driving to catch up.

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In this video I highlight some of the R2’s software roadmap and add in some of my personal wishes for features. Let me know what features you want to see too!

Rivian R2 Software Roadmap + Wishlist - The Future is Bright! https://t.co/9LMioRBrHB via @YouTube

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@RivianTrackr 1 month reviews so hot right now

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The Rivian R2 honeymoon phase is officially over.

Things I love.
Things I don’t.
And a few issues I definitely wasn’t expecting.

New video: https://t.co/E9Hy93YmbX

[David Vaught @DKVaught]

@bartdecrem My assumption is the geofence would just be an area where the model has been adequately trained with ground truth vehicles. So any point to point destination inside the fence would be valid, where trying to venture outside the fence could result in an error or not be allowed.

[David Vaught @DKVaught]

@bartdecrem I would guess first p2p release will be somewhat geofenced or will require lane markings, but I could be wrong.

[David Vaught @DKVaught]

@bartdecrem FSD launched so long ago and in such a different state than anything that exists now I don’t even know. Current FSD doesn’t need markers or stripes to function though.

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@Cyber_Sportsmen I said I’m probably buying a juniper for my wife. Different people, different needs and preferences. Both are great cars

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@bartdecrem @YouTube Congrats on the new R2! Yeah, I’m very excited to see the progression. UHF is very useful right now on highways and even non highway well marked roads. I think when it can stop at stop signs and red lights that will be a huge step toward being more useful in the city.

[David Vaught @DKVaught]

In this video, I demo the three autonomy “spice” levels and try to show the different driving characteristics of each. Enjoy!

Rivian R2 Autonomy - Choose Your UHF Spice Level https://t.co/MAZfhQXG7e via @YouTube

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@RivianTrackr Get well soon Wasabi!

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@richpike7651 🤔

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Say what now

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@KevinMelnuk Sd and hd maps

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@RivianTrackr RIP

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@SP_LimitReviews Maybe they’ll silently drop me some red lights and stop signs autonomy next time 😊