Rivian halloween shock replace goes Again to the Future, Knight Rider, extra

At the moment, Rivian is pushing a software program replace to its automobiles and Android and iOS apps that features some fixes, options, and maybe most notably, some neat Halloween surprises.

Rivian is not any stranger to Halloween hijinx, having launched software program spookiness in each 2022 and 2023.

2024’s model is perhaps the largest but with an homage to the unique autopilot car, KITT from Knight Rider. David Hasselhoff even did a cameo for the corporate, beneath.

Additionally, there’s a Again to the Future mode full with music rating and flux capacitor. Lastly a ‘scary yeti’ spooky mode with inside lighting rounds out the choices.

Together with the brand new modes, that are simply movies displayed on the screens and never precise overlays on the precise driving shows, there are some new lighting choices that may conjure up Halloween vibes. There’s a spooky camp mode, gear guard and extra.

Whereas the brand new methods are a enjoyable distraction, Rivian finds itself in a precarious scenario, because it wants to show a revenue on its car manufacturing. The inventory has slid from shut to twenty this summer time down round 10 as of this writing due to delays in delivering automobiles. That mentioned, we’ll all the time admire the enjoyable sense of journey that these software program workouts carry, which additionally enhances the model.

Rivian Software program replace 2024.39 additionally comprises the next:

Driver Show Enhancements

We improved the looks and value of the motive force show.

• Added a brand new navigation maneuver panel within the prime left.
• Consolidated a lot of the driver notifications to the left aspect, and added new animations.
• Improved the quantity, headlight, and wiper notifications.
• Improved the vitality graph and Tire Stress Monitoring System (TPMS) carousel panels.
• Added a brand new telephone and media panel to the carousel.

Automated Entrance Digicam in Park Help

When Park Help engages, the entrance digicam view now mechanically seems on the middle show. This lets you navigate tight parking areas extra confidently with out taking your fingers off the wheel. The setting is enabled by default. Go to Settings > Driver Help > Automated Parking Digicam to disable it.

TIDAL with Dolby Atmos

TIDAL now contains Dolby Atmos!

Further Enhancements

• Car sleep conduct
  • When the motive force and passengers exit the car, the car now begins to sleep inside 5 seconds even when an unoccupied passenger seat belt continues to be mounted.
  • When the motive force and entrance passenger exit the car, and shut the doorways however don’t lock them, the car now begins to sleep inside 5 seconds.
  • When the car begins to sleep, faucet on the middle or rear show inside 1 minute to wake it again up.
• Audio
  • Mounted a difficulty that prevented mono streams from taking part in.
  • Mounted points that precipitated momentary interruptions throughout playback.
  • In Spotify, fastened a difficulty that precipitated audio to sound muffed in sure tracks.
  • Mounted a difficulty that duplicated channel 1 of an audio observe on all different channels, affecting the listening expertise, significantly in multichannel (Dolby Atmos) content material.
• Apple Music
  • Improved the overall stability of the app.
  • Improved audio playback resume conduct if you return to the car.
  • Improved the dealing with of songs loading underneath low community situations.
  • Mounted a difficulty that precipitated audio to sound muffled in sure tracks.
• Francis Vitality DC quick charging (DCFC) stations now seem within the Navigation app maps.
• Up to date the Wipers menu by transferring Off to the underside. Holding the swap down now jumps the selector to Off as an alternative of Auto, and turns off the wipers.
• Mounted a difficulty that precipitated a Excessive Beam Help unavailable notification to look when the car woke from sleep.
• Added a notification that gives extra info on the engagement of the rear drive system in auto-AWD (All-Wheel Drive).
• Added a notification within the Rivian cellular app 2.15.0 or later to tell you if an impressive steadiness is stopping plugging and charging the car.
• Mounted a difficulty that precipitated the lack of GPS throughout a Navigation software program replace.
• Mounted a difficulty that prevented automated storage door immediate from showing on the motive force show.
• Gear Guard Reside Cam
  • Improved the session begin reliability.
  • Improved the streaming reliability, and with the Rivian cellular app 2.15.0 or later, the stream now defaults to the final digicam chosen.
• Mounted a USB and SSD stability subject in Drive Cam and Movement Cam.