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A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) has been hard at work to integrate natively with Rivian vehicles ever since before Rivian purchased the parent company in June 2023. A few months ago, ABRP reached out to me and asked if I would like to beta test their new native Rivian integration which would pull live data from my Rivian R1T into the app and help populate real-time driving data, take into account the weather and traffic, and more. A few months later,…

Rivian has introduced a new discount program designed to reward safe driving practices. The “Driver Assist Discount” is a unique incentive that offers savings on insurance renewals for Rivian owners who frequently use the Highway Assist feature. How It Works The more a Rivian driver utilizes Highway Assist, the greater the discount they will receive at their next insurance renewal. This program is designed to encourage using Rivian’s advanced driver assistance technologies, promoting safer driving habits on the road. Availability…

My buddy Kyle Conner from Out of Spec Studios reported that he had been experiencing issues with Tesla Superchargers derating (reducing output power depending on the ambient conditions which in this cast would be extremely hot temperatures) Rivian and Ford vehicles. This experience has happened with both Tesla Magic Dock chargers and normal V3 Tesla Superchargers with the NACS adapter. What happens is simple: Plug in the Rivian vehicle and begin charging, within a few minutes you get a message…