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Rivian Owners Parade Through Portland International Raceway at IndyCar Event

A lucky group of Rivian owners in the Pacific Northwest got to do something special recently, they got to drive their Rivian R1Ts at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. As is tradition before IndyCar, a parade of drives slowly drives around the track to wave at fans before the start of the race. The Portland Rivian Club and Central Oregon Rivian Club partnered with the Portland IndyCar team to have 14 Rivian R1T owners drive around the Grand…

What’s Coming In Rivian Update 2024.31

Rivian has shared the release notes for the upcoming 2024.31 software update with RivianTrackr. This update will be coming to both Generation 1 and Generation 2 vehicles within the next 2 weeks. Below you can see a quick synopsis of the updates and links to the full release notes. Generation 1 See full release notes Generation 2 See full release notes

Simplified Autonomy Data Updates in Rivian 2024.27

In Rivian software update 2024.27, Rivian introduced a new way for Generation 2 owners to download new autonomy and mapping data without requiring the vehicle to get a full new software update. Reddit user u/boilerball01 shared a first look at this in action on his Gen 2 Rivian. Titled “Rivian Autonomy Platform data”, you can find this new section added to the existing Settings > Updates screen where you normally install new software updates. To automatically receive updates, connect your…

Gen 2 R1T with “Large+” Battery Packs Have Arrived; 11,000lb Towing Confirmed

Owners who have been waiting for Gen 2 R1T with Large batteries will be thrilled to know that we are starting to see these vehicles hit the R1 Shop. There are an extremely limited number of these vehicles currently on the R1 Shop and as a reminder, these are not real Large battery packs but software-locked Max packs. As a friendly reminder, because these are software-locked Max packs internally labeled as Large+, you can safely charge your vehicle to 100%…

How to Seamlessly Automate iPhone Hotspot Connections with Your Rivian

Update 05/20/2025: This trick does not allow you to use Google Cast or YouTube because these require Connect+. Rivian recently introduced its new subscription service called Connect+ which allows your Rivian to stay connected and use native media apps. While every Rivian owner gets a free 60-day trial of Connect+, many may opt out to pay for the service which will cost $14.99 per month. As an alternative, Rivian enabled Wi-Fi tethering in the latest software update 2024.27. What this…