Rivian has a monthly premium subscription for their infotainment
replyIf they introduced CarPlay they will essentially be taping their wallet shut themselves from their point of view when they need the money
But their current infotainment has a lot to be desired and a bunch of dumb bugs. CarPlay would allow me as a customer to have a better experience of their vehicles to sidestep their shit navigation
I hear the r2 software will help. But CarPlay would be better experience that includes apps I want to use, like overcast. Rj just wants that subscription money and power instead of what a large percent of their users want.
Subscription money of $10 mo minus the cost of the cellular data connection and data, which is probably ~$8mo. So, a whopping profit of $24 a year?
replyI hear this theory a lot but it doesn’t actually make sense given the numbers
The idea of paying a subscription to use my cars infotainment is insane, regardless of how much the manufacturer profits.
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