![]() It does, however, still require that you keep your hands on the wheel. In my (very brief) testing, it handled fine going around curves, but a message did pop up on the screen warning me that I could have to take over at any time. On pre-mapped stretches of highway, the truck can take over steering duties, keeping you in the center of the lane and even attempting to follow curves. The truck also comes with adaptive cruise control, which can make long drives and stop-and-go traffic more bearable, and a suite of driver assistance features called Driver Plus. Photo by Mitchell Clark / The Verge Paint me like one of your frunk girls. Plenty of room to crawl around in (but NOT to ride in). You can also access at least some of it from a hatch in the back seat of the R1T’s cab. It’s big enough for a human to squeeze into - an opportunity that I just couldn’t pass up. Oh yes, the gear tunnel: it’s a compartment that spans the width of the truck, where you can throw your bags, skis, and paddles (or really anything else you can think of). Plus, there’s tons of dry and lockable storage, from the frunk and gear tunnel to a cubby underneath the rear seat. The truck is packed with USB-C and 12V ports and even has a few standard 120V outlets (Rivian hasn’t really said whether the truck will be able to power a whole house in an emergency situation, a feature Ford says the F-150 Lightning will have). The seats, including the back row, are comfortable, and you won’t have to worry about access to power for phones and computers. It’s easy to imagine having a blast road-tripping in the R1T. The space in front of it also acts as a wireless charging pad. The interior is simple, but in a luxurious way Center consoles are usually not worth geeking out about, but this one was. Two days with the R1T isn’t enough to say if this incredible effort will succeed or fail, but a whirlwind adventure up into the mountains with the first EV pickup to market did give me the sense that Rivian is aiming for a very specific type of person, and that it has a very clear (and opinionated) picture of what this new type of electric vehicle should be. The company has since pounced on the excitement and anticipation for its “electric adventure vehicles” (which include the pickup and an SUV) and turned it into major financial backing from Ford and Amazon, including a deal to create a fleet of delivery vans for the e-commerce giant. But that experience can be had on the North Fork Swan River trail in Breckenridge, Colorado, which is where the buzzy Amazon and Ford-backed startup gave The Verge and other media outlets one of the first chances to experience the R1T - a sleek, $67,500 luxury four-by-four for affluent-but-still-outdoorsy types that is finally shipping to customers after multiple delays.įor those casually keeping up with the boom in electric vehicles, the R1T may ring a bell: it’s the truck that was announced to much fanfare at the 2018 LA Auto Show by Rivian, which had previously been operating in stealth mode since 2009. Not everyone who buys Rivian’s R1T electric pickup truck will drive it over basketball-sized rocks two miles above sea level.
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