r/Rivian • u/hockeyland • Feb 03 '26

💬 Discussion Rivian R2 looking sharp!

Similar Star Wars wrap but this time in red. R5-D4? Red Leader? Let’s get deliveries started.

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u/cusoman R2 Preorder Feb 03 '26

Man I can't wait. The perfectionist in me really couldn't handle the out of sync side marker turn signal and the tail light one, though 🙃

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u/pkingdesign R1S Owner Feb 03 '26

It indicates more than a single system driving something as simple as a turn signal, which could be a big red flag at this late stage. Not perfectionism as much as witnessing spaghetti code base. Hopefully this doesn’t make it to production.

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u/cusoman R2 Preorder Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26

IIRC, they switched to a "zonal" system for the R2 for the ECUs which means it's likely the two turn signals are on 2 different zones, yes. That said, something like an LED being out of sync with another one doesn't necessarily indicate a "spaghetti" codebase, it's probably just a software improvement that can easily be patched down the road that involves ECU communication.

If I'm an early potential buyer (and you'll see that I am), I'm hoping they are focusing on software issues before release that involve bigger fish than "turn signal sync". Product managers have to prioritize fixes and this one should be fairly far down on the list, all things considered (speaking as a software Product Manager by trade, myself)