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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]About 18 months in with our R1S.  It's a fantastic vehicle, and the software updates continue to further simplify the controls and more importantly, improve the ride.  [b]The ride has been dramatically improved with multiple software updates[/b].  Vehicle weight requiring frequent tire replacement is def a downside, I replaced mine at 23k (and ditched the Pirellis, there are better replacement options).  I've been lucky, only a minor window issue so far, but service appointments can take time.  [/quote]

I don’t understand how [b]this[/b] is even possible, because it’s the same components in the suspension as it came from the factory with. You’re changing software, not the springs, struts, shocks and dampers. Those are all mechanical items and they have a finite amount of adjustment, if any adjustment at all.

[b]I have a race car. I can change my suspension settings with adjustability in the components. I can increase or decrease spring rates by swapping springs, I can limit or increase travel by adjusting links and bump stops. But all this involves putting a wrench on something and turning it or swapping a part. I have one suspension for Summit Point and another for VIR and Pocono. But each involves removing and replacing parts.[/b]

I can conceive of adjustable suspensions for different ride modes - comfort, sport, eco, ect - that typically change the shock damping rates or ride height. Range Rover has a system that does this. And if this is what Rivian is doing - simply changing ride modes - then why the hell did they release the vehicle before those different modes were ready? Are they letting the customers be the beta test for suspension settings? Because that’s outrageous. And dangerous. [/quote]

I was a semi-pro racer in Europe and the Middle East.  [b]And yes, many suspension settings are software controlled now.  Damping, spring rates, rebound much of which can be controlled from the wheel.[/b][/quote]

Yes, I understand that.

My point is that all the possible settings and all the possible adjustability of the components are already IN the components themselves to begin with. If, for example, a shock has 50 mm of travel, then nothing is going to change that, short of swapping in a longer shock with more travel.

So all these “settings” are really limited by the components themselves, and the range of settings is limited to what the components allow for.

And if the range of settings is limited - as it is - then there’s no excuse for a manufacturer to release a product where settings haven’t been completely evaluated beforehand based on the limits of the components. There should be no mystery or further room for improving or refining existing installed components. [/quote]

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