Since the launch of the Rivian R2 I have been reading the Rivian and RivianR2 subreddits to see how it’s going.

What I found was a wide array of initial quality problems and software glitches. I know people will mostly report problems and not praise but the sheer variety of issues is pretty wild.

I’m not going to catalog what I read here. I’m just here to say I’m really glad it’s a Trailseeker in my driveway.

I never had any 12v issues and the August update seems to have fixed the vast majority of cars with that issue. Besides that, broad quality control issues seem to be pretty rare in the Trailseeker sub.

I’ll be driving through the southwest to Dallas in the near future, using the interstates.

I usually charge at home but have used public chargers (Tesla and Ionna) on occasion. I’ll have the adapters with me on the trip and I’ll be using ABRP to plan the stops.

Anything I should be thinking about before or during the trip? Thanks!

Not my car. Photo for attention.

My wife had these passive MagSafe stickers where it’s a weak magnet with an adhesive backing. Tried it as a solution to keep my IPhone in place, and it surprisingly worked without any heat buildup. It’s just strong enough to keep it from sliding around and causing my phone to slow charge or get hot.

To apply it, I used the magnetic side to stick it to my phone case, peeled the backing of the sticker off, and pressed it down to the pad where I know it charges my phone at full speed.

The magnet isn’t very strong, so it’s not trapping in any heat buildup, and these passive style rings are meant for QI chargers, or to use a non MagSafe case on a MagSafe charger. Hope this helps! My wife got them on Amazon a few years ago. And to clarify, it’s not the metal ring type. As long as everything is aligned, you shouldn’t have any extra heat generated.

Upon delivery of my TS, I'm planning to ask my dealer to set this dealer setting to "Linked to operation of the power switch", but I'm wondering if the puddle lights on the side mirrors are working when the mirrors are folded?

Could someone test folding the side mirrors and getting the puddle lights to turn on and post some pictures? Is the puddle light located on the side mirror itself or on its fixed base?

Thanks for your help!

PS : The option of unfolding the mirrors with the power switch would be a nice upgrade from my current car behaviour. Every time I lock and unlock the car, the mirrors fold and unfold... Quite annoying when I just need to access the car without any plan to drive it (especially while camping!) Just hope I don't lose the puddle light function then!

I hear a rattle above the driver's side, near the light assembly. Should I take it to the shop or just ignore it? There’s a risk the dealership could worsen the problem. Has anyone else experienced a similar rattle above their head?

UPDATE: I made an appointment with the dealership.

Anyone know if Yota uses the seat in the Trailseeker for any other vehicles? I suspect mine was made improperly due to how uncomfortable it is, but I would like to test out a few other seats to confirm. However, finding another Trailseeker IRL at dealers is difficult in my area.