That subject deserves an entire thread and
@Tesla2.0 could definitely add to the subject. I’ll just add a few for now.
1. Sentry mode/ motion cam
2. One touch geofenced garage and gate opener.
3. An incredible app, which includes geofenced scheduled charging, heated steering wheel/seat cooler controls, dog mode. You can chat with Rivian, submit tickets and schedule service from the app.
4. A hot spot, which makes it so you have a WiFi connection anywhere. This also means that the apps always work and music NEVER drops. 2, 12 V outlets means you can plug a laptop in and work from anywhere when coupled with the hot spot.
The list of what it does better is another question. The most important thing is that the software is solid and doesn’t need resets to make things work as designed. All of the Dream Drive Pro equivalents are included in the base package. Here are just a few.
1. ABRP, with full integration into the UX. The mileage remaining estimates take into account the route, weather and driving style. The initial estimates are spot on and 340 miles of estimated range gets you 340 miles of range, with the ability to cut power by 1/2 to get more.
2. Highway assist that actually works great. Touch sensing, without all the nanny restrictions.
3. Front, rear and side cameras that work at any speed. The side cameras are super handy in measuring distance to the curb.
There is a whole other list of features that may or may not match up to the Gravity. We will see once the Gravity comes out. The most important feature is the full integration into the Tesla Supercharger Network, which is going to give Rivian a major competitive advantage over Lucid.
I’ll enumerate a few features you missed.
- Option to switch various gauge viewing on instrument cluster with touch of steering wheel dial. ie TPMS, Navigation map, instantaneous efficiency curve.
- Traffic visualization on instrument cluster like Tesla FSD, also detects blind spot alert on same visualization
- 4 directional dash-cam recording to external USB-drive for constant recording.
- Emergency recording for incidents review gets triggered whenever abrupt brake or turn to avoid situation.
- 9 frequency bands sound equalizer
- Dynamic sound adjustment based on vehicle speed for phone call or music
- Save GPS destinations for quick navigation access
- Fully configurable driving modes
(Lucid has Smooth, Swift & Sprint x Regen level = 6 permutations and 3 quick access defaults)
Rivian has suspension, regen, stability, height for 60 permutations and 10 quick access default (All-Purpose, Sport, Conserve, Snow, All-Terrain off-road, Soft Sand, Rock Crawl, Rally, Drift and Towing)
- More camera views at any speed (lower resolution than Lucid intentionally for bandwidth latency). Front, Rear, Front Right, Front Left, Rear Right, Rear Left and Bird Eyes View (not dynamically like Lucid to change 3rd person view)
- Gear Guard file cabinet for surveillance video clips
- More Energy consumption info - % battery driving, % cabinet & BMS temperature control, % other accessories.
- Service mode menu open to user when switching tire, wiper blades, show and tell for mode etc etc
Above are things Lucid can add to its software, below is hardware not in Lucid hardware.
- Hidden flood lights behind rear view mirror casing (Lucid has cool matrix-headlight)
- Air suspension leveling car to slanted ground
- quad motor torque vectoring (stationary tank turn is capable, but it is turned off by Rivian for tire threads abuse)
Both brands are constantly adding new software features with OTA updates. So I feel blessed for anyone buying these design from ground up EV instead of legacy auto EV that just leverage their system from ICE platform like BMW.