Rivian Makes Huge Improvements In Its 2nd Gen R1 Vehicles

I check out the new Gen 2 Rivian R1T and R1S with Greg Dachner, Rivian's R1 vehicle line director, and Wassym Bensiad, Rivian's VP of Software, and let the two explain all of the upgrades that come with the next generation of RIvian vehicles.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Greg Dachner, Rivian's R1 Vehicle Line Director
02:46 New powertrain options
05:36 New wheel options
06:52 NVH & ride quality improvements
09:53 All Rivian vehicles now come equipped with a heat pump system
11:07 Rivian now uses new battery cells and has an LFP battery option
12:37 New compute platform
16:01 Visual improvements
18:36 No improvements in charging
23:17 Wassym Bensaid, Rivian's VP of Software
24:08 The new UI system
27:33 The new 3D cell shading provided by Epic Games
29:17 Improvements to the HVAC UI
33:11 The new camera system
36:33 Summary
41:11 Pricing
42:10 Outro


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