Travis Ketchum

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Travis Ketchum

@TravisKetchum

Clear-eyed Rivian and EV insights so you can fall in love with the electric future. Recovering tech founder. Stay curious.

Edmonds, WA 🌦🏔 Katılım Mayıs 2008

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·29 Nis

Here's the @Rivian R2 Launch Package breakdown 🧵👇 Colors at launch: - Esker Silver (free) - Launch Green - Catalina Cove - Half Moon Grey - Glacier White - Midnight - Forest Green (late availability) Note the lack of Borealis and free colors vs prior launch editions.

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1h

It takes some stones for Zuckerberg to roll his $300 million dollar yacht into Seattle the same day they lay off 1,400 (20%) of the local Meta workforce.

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1h

@Hilbe Why doesn’t R1 have a RWD bias for clutch disconnect

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Chris Hilbert@Hilbe·18h

Why hasn’t Rivian offered a RWD R1T work truck? 👇

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@Hilbe I dont understand why they havent tried this yet. R1T undersells compared to the R1S. I see ford mavericks everywhere as work vehicles. If they can strip it down to 50-60k, they could sell a boatload of them.

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·3h

@Rivian Kind of shocked you guys never came to the PNW, just saying. 😉

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Rivian@Rivian·7h

Nashville, you showed out for R2!🫡 Now we’re thinking…one final Block Party before launch? Where should we bring it? Let us know!

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

@usguyver @haleysdaddy @Rivian Cool. Then actually integrate! But also, you can absolutely run CarPlay in a window if needed. The new “fish stick” of Rivian OS 2 looks a *lot* like CarPlay fwiw.

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Shawn murray@usguyver·1d

@haleysdaddy @TravisKetchum @Rivian The reason they don't include car play is because carplay likes to take over and you don't need carplay in a rivian. When it's based on Android automotive it's software stack is about integration

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

I know the CarPlay discussion is beaten to death when it comes to @Rivian , but if they want to hold this position they absolutely must speed run the top 20-30 apps to cover the 98% use cases. Audio, parked video, mapping (e.g. OnX), etc. Otherwise, CarPlay is a better UX.

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

@DevinOlsenn @allergictoguac @veritasvans Thanks!

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Devin Olsen@DevinOlsenn·1d

@TravisKetchum @allergictoguac It’s from @veritasvans they’ve got a good setup with a battery and everything too

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guac@allergictoguac·1d

canadians are taking over the timeline why?

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

@DevinOlsenn @allergictoguac What Starlink Mini mount is that?

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Devin Olsen@DevinOlsenn·1d

@allergictoguac Becuase we are road tripping with FSD across Canada right now.

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

@8P4jkWN @Rivian Yup, hyper aware. That also includes a well proven ability to enable car projection systems as well such as CarPlay and Android Auto (with the dumbest name overlap of all time... lol).

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Joshua@8P4jkWN·1d

@TravisKetchum @Rivian it's based on Android Automotive so they should be able to allow you to install Android car apps

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

@kyoto__drift @Rivian Ok, but that actually doubles down on my point. Why in the world can't they deliver on the top 7 app experiences people actually use? Even the ones they do have, such as Apple Music, is objectively inferior. No "up next" support, missing albums in search + other paper cuts.

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

@FlamingoBonk @Rivian Everyone is going to have that "one" app they want. If Rivian literally ran a survey on those apps and clustered them by demand, I bet they could satisfy >90% or respondents with 30 apps or less. How fast could an integrations team speed run those?

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Easy Fella@FlamingoBonk·1d

@TravisKetchum @Rivian Waze, all I want is Waze

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

@RivianTrackr Even if XMM3 doubled XMM2 (which would be surprising), that's going to really limit the size LLM it can run.

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Jose | RivianTrackr@RivianTrackr·1d

@TravisKetchum XMM1 is 16GB XMM2 is 24GB Unsure about XMM3

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

An original @Tesla Roadster no reserve auction ends in 15 minutes, and is already in Seattle... 👀 bringatrailer.com/listing/2011-t…

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

@RivianTrackr Do you know the ram specs for XMM2 and XMM3? Wassym talking about local LLM's for XMM3, but as we know local models are memory intensive more than just TOPS compute ratings.

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Jose | RivianTrackr@RivianTrackr·1d

@TravisKetchum Wanna know what’s crazy? I learned yesterday Gen 1 had 12GB of DDR4 RAM while Gen 2 has more so it’s definitely memory leaks and software that needs to be optimized.

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

@haleysdaddy @Rivian It would be an immediate release valve for people who would otherwise tick the CarPlay filter to exclude anyone who didn't support it. And give them breathing room to deliver the best native experience for the top apps and win time share.

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Haley's Daddy@haleysdaddy·1d

@TravisKetchum @Rivian I don't get why they haven't added it as CarPlay within their UI, as it would be a big differentiator over Tesla. I don't want CarPlay Ultra. I trust Rivian to handle the controls of their car best and love their interface. But I love every time I drive a rental with CarPlay

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

@Hilbe @WassymBensaid Wassym indicated they have no interest in allowing 3rd party developers to help with the lift, but also that they are moving slowly/intentionally. I get the desire, but when you're up against the mobile ecosystem as it stands today, I'm not sure that's adequate.

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Chris Hilbert@Hilbe·1d

The RivianOS is Android Automotive under-the-hood. It feels like they could either offer a Chromium browser or install the APKs for the top apps. Can we get a comment from @WassymBensaid? Is it too late for an AMA question? 😂

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

@EchoplexSE @Rivian I had a forced month driving a truly awful Jeep Compass as a loaner when my R1T was in the body shop for repairs. Everything sucked about the car, but CarPlay just worked (including group messages), and my preferred podcast app was there and waiting.

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Pelé@EchoplexSE·1d

@TravisKetchum @Rivian I miss CarPlay in my Tesla, imo. I’m not saying it’s better, it’s just if it was an option to use it keeps them honest. The ui is awful currently in the Tesla

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·1d

@Narmstrong79 @RivianTrackr I agree they contradict each other. If Rivian is going to poo poo the millions of apps available in your pocket, they need to speed run the top 20 apps or so that cover the 98% use case in each category (audio, parked video, mapping e.g. OnX, etc).

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Nick Armstrong@Narmstrong79·5d

@RivianTrackr Thanks, seems like the two comments contradict each other. We'll see.

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Jose | RivianTrackr@RivianTrackr·5d

Wassym says app integrations depend on partner collaboration and their security and privacy standards. R2 launches with iHeart Digital Radio, Amazon Music is coming soon, and YouTube Music right after, with more media apps continuing to expand on both R1 and R2.

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·2d

@ChadMoran @grok @mrfundman 2010 IG filters in the house

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Chad Moran@ChadMoran·2d

@grok @mrfundman Maaaannnn

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Travis Ketchum@TravisKetchum·3d

@Mikekantorski Cracked polycarbonate palm rests, on point. I had a first gen CoreDuo, and a crazy story that ended with Steve Jobs reading my email. Ask me about it sometime.

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