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Re:Rivian valued at over $100B after biggest IPO of 2021 by reacharavindh on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @03:29PM (#29180272)
It’s never a single winner in the market. Sure, Tesla may be superior in some regards(battery tech, better motors) that are critical to an EV, but other car makers bring something else to the table while being reasonably close on range. I for one don’t like the Tesla “All in a single touch screen” interface. Neither do I want my car to constantly update its firmware automatically(chasing a wild auto driving fantasy and SV dreams). I just want my car as an effective tool and be open. I’d love to use CarPlay like on other cars… Tesla?

Not to say that other car makers are perfect. Competition is always good for the consumer.

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Re:Rivian valued at over $100B after biggest IPO of 2021 by AlexandrB on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @04:40PM (#29181281)
> I’d love to use CarPlay like on other cars… Tesla?

Wow, I didn't know Tesla didn't support CarPlay. That + Android Auto seems like table stakes in a 2021 luxury (or even mid-range) sedan.

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Re:Rivian valued at over $100B after biggest IPO of 2021 by brianwawok on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @07:23PM (#29182862)
It would be worse than built in nav. No super charger knowledge.
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Re:Rivian valued at over $100B after biggest IPO of 2021 by reacharavindh on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:22AM (#29186112)
Nothing wrong with having their kid-ass nav system with supercharger routing. Why not _also_ develop CarPlay and Android Auto apps for it and let users use CarPlay and Android Auto like other car manufacturers?
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Re:Rivian valued at over $100B after biggest IPO of 2021 by brianwawok on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:26AM (#29188852)
Other car makers don't already have a functional UI.

I have used all three, and much prefer the tesla UI.

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