Rivian has begun pushing out an OTA software program replace at this time geared toward making the general public charging expertise of its clients simpler and hopefully, much less irritating.
The replace is software program 2024.11.01 and, amongst different small updates and bug fixes, Rivian has made a significant replace in how the navigation system will route you to public charging stations.
Software program 2024.11.01: Rivian’s new charging reliability software program replace will assist its clients discover extra dependable public charging stations.
The brand new software program is industry-first and incorporates a ranking rating for every web site based mostly on precise plug-in information from the fleet of Rivian autos. Rivian has been gathering this data for greater than a 12 months now and is utilizing it to find out how dependable the charger is.
As an illustration, if a Rivian automobile plugged right into a 350 kW Electrify America charging station at a low state of cost, and the automobile was calling for greater than 200 kW however the station solely delivered 125 kW, the station would get dinged. This type of granular data hasn’t been out there thus far. Moreover, if the shopper requires a number of plug-ins to discover a working charger, that will likely be factored in additionally.
And it’s simply the newest in a collection of best-in-class journey planning options we’ve rolled out within the Rivian app and in-vehicle navigation, that enable clients to do their journey planning, filter chargers, set route preferences, navigate, and add stops with out lacking a beat. – Rivian
Rivian is then utilizing the info to attain the websites from A to F and clients can see the rating within the Rivian navigation system in addition to within the Rivian app, and use that data to resolve which stations to go to. The navigation system may even route drivers to stations with larger scores, if there may be one alongside the route and inside the vary of the automobile.
Whereas there are apps that assist EV drivers determine which public charging websites carry out the most effective, they’re all based mostly on anecdotal suggestions from clients, not exhausting information. Typically, individuals are extra inclined to publish a couple of unhealthy expertise than a great one so the customer-driven suggestions will be skewed. Rivian’s data-gathering system data each charging cease, good or unhealthy, making the rating its rating extra dependable.
Rivian’s new in-app charging reliability software program
The brand new software program will grant clients the have the choice to filter out any charging web site that scored under a B and can fee all public charging websites together with Rivian’s personal Journey Community. Tesla Supercharger websites may even obtain a rating, nonetheless at the moment, none have scores as a result of Rivian clients solely acquired entry to Tesla’s community just lately and there is not sufficient information to attain these websites but.
Included on this software program replace is an enchancment to the rear passenger’s show display screen. Rear passengers can now view the journey particulars together with how lengthy till they arrive on the vacation spot chosen within the navigation system.
InsideEVs was in a position to rating an unique interview with Rivian’s VP of software program, Wassym Bensiad, to debate how the newest software program replace will work to make the general public charging expertise of its clients easier, sooner, and fewer irritating.
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