ericpullen

Based on the first drive reviews, here’s what we know so far about Rivian R2: - Reviewers drove a Dual Motor AWD (likely with largest battery config) - Range as shown: 310 - 315 mi at 100% with AT tires - 0 - 60 as shown: 3.6s - 655 hp, 610 lb ft torque - Price: still expecting ~$45,000 (for RWD base) - 87.4kWh size battery as shown (likely largest battery) (from InsideEVs) - 4695 cells - 30 minute 10 - 80% DCFC - 11 cameras, five radar; Lidar expected later in the year - ~12" Driver display and ~15" infotainment - Size: ~186" long, about 15" shorter than R1S - Weight: ~5000 lbs, about 2000 lbs lighter than R1S - NACS (on drivers rear) - Unibody frame (R1S is body on frame) • Suspension: coil springs (no air), active dampers - Ground clearance: 9.7" - Roll down rear window

I've never felt this much behind as a programmer. The profession is being dramatically refactored as the bits contributed by the programmer are increasingly sparse and between. I have a sense that I could be 10X more powerful if I just properly string together what has become available over the last ~year and a failure to claim the boost feels decidedly like skill issue. There's a new programmable layer of abstraction to master (in addition to the usual layers below) involving agents, subagents, their prompts, contexts, memory, modes, permissions, tools, plugins, skills, hooks, MCP, LSP, slash commands, workflows, IDE integrations, and a need to build an all-encompassing mental model for strengths and pitfalls of fundamentally stochastic, fallible, unintelligible and changing entities suddenly intermingled with what used to be good old fashioned engineering. Clearly some powerful alien tool was handed around except it comes with no manual and everyone has to figure out how to hold it and operate it, while the resulting magnitude 9 earthquake is rocking the profession. Roll up your sleeves to not fall behind.