Mark Thomas

Federal SW dev manager supporting agile teams. Practicing Scrum and XP (CI, *DD), using Ruby on Rails, RSpec, Cucumber, etc. Foci: craftsmanship, cont. delivery

[Mark Thomas @mrt11]

@RivianTrackr Thanks for prompting me to check. I got one today!

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@brianlovesevs Catalina Cove in the shade is the best R2 color.

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@RivianTrackr @OutofSpecDetail LOL the point was that a recording of an audio track is not going to convey the same sound to the listener.

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@HamburgDad @EZebroni @elonmusk Hmm. Missing headlights. Minor update… 🤣

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@_dr5w @RobertLA320 @SP_LimitReviews He’s using Autonomy+ which is not limited to highways. However it still isn’t point to point but that’s coming.

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@TravisKetchum @Mikekantorski I feel like they could fix that in software. Increase the rolling resistance and they will feel more weighty and substantial, and less like a $10 mouse wheel. That would also have the effect of alleviating the accidental spins when pressing forward on the back.

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@way0utwest A minivan. Nice

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@SP_LimitReviews @Rivian Can I see a pic of your garage? #goals

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@RivianTrackr @micwhiske Now they need to make 21” ATs for the R2!

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@MattSolomon22 @Hilbe Wait, what? You didn’t check the average MPG display last time you bought a new gas car? I did.

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@JohnSmithwe7h7 @TonySimmon61881 @War_Stories_Pod Don’t listen to that sovereign citizen BS. If you use state roads you have to be licensed and registered. It doesn’t matter why.

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@TeslaDude12 @RJScaringe @Uber If they are striking billion-dollar deals, I’d say they are already competing in this space. The R2 is way better than an E-Pace and arguably more desirable as a taxi than a tiny two-door coupe.

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@global_chain @RivianUpdates

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@x_facts_matter @MattWallaceTech @Rivian LOL. They’re not for sale yet

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@MooneyOwnsYou @billiceberg @edmunds Not an ad campaign, but RJ is committed to a $45k model. The upper trims will be made first though. There will be a $48k model with 345mi of range, which seems pretty compelling.

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@billiceberg @edmunds But it does start at $45k. The title is poorly phrased. They are just selling the top of the line first, as Tesla did.

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@soupslaps @jasper0fpuppets @Tryangle @Rivian And by that time there will be other FSD-style options.

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@TayPersinger @hamids Wow, never heard that one before.

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@truffle_shuff1e @hamids It is worth mentioning. If the Rivian sells 80% of the volume of Tesla Model Y, it will be a success. By the time much of the 80% are clued in enough to want it, Rivian will have it.

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@leedom_tyler @hamids If it doesn’t have ample ground clearance, I’m not interested