Rivian Amazon delivery van spotted

[Philip]

The artificial noisemaker is horrible. Sounds like the doom-and-gloom music from Terminator -- Rise of the Machines.

 

[C5tor]

That sound is pretty annoying. Wonder if it has an app to pick a different song, like a ringtone? Like something soothing if you are driving slow, or AC/DC if you are driving fast. I wanna see that bad boy switch to “Icecream Truck” mode when cruising the neighborhood real slow. Then switch to Road Runner or Speed Racer mode when pulling away. Maybe a foghorn with some super-subwoofer vibrations to shake your house so you can feel when they left a package, because your fillings vibrate and your paintings rattle on the walls.

 

[F451]

Is that really the sound from the vehicle? Or is that audio added to the video? I hope it’s added to the video, that is horrendous Lol.

 

[Philip]

It is the sound added to the vehicle to scare away blind people. Or those people who might go blind if they keep listening to it.

 

[Judaslefourbe]

You know it's a pre-production unit because the driver does not seem to drive like a maniac...

 

[bluefxstc]

Typical political move, lets fix something that isn't broken.

 

[C5tor]

You know it's a pre-production unit because the driver does not seem to drive like a maniac...

You can tell he hasn't driven it long. The longer you have to drive that monstrosity, the faster you will be motivated to drive simply to complete your deliveries and make the fingernail-on-chalkboard abomination stop.

 

[VINSANITY]

Other than the noise it would make a good Alta hauler - charge directly off the van

 

[F451]

Other than the noise it would make a good Alta hauler - charge directly off the van

I would imagine the sound coming from it could be easily modified, volume, track, turn it off, etc, or just disconnect the speakers if not.

Depending on range, yes, an awesome Alta hauler.

 

[Fod]

Ha ha...I think the sound is fun in a Jetsons kinda way!

 

[Philip]

Actually, the music reminds me more of the Stallone's "Demolition Man" movie, and how ignorantly and blissfully happy people lived there in the future under a totalitarian control of a benevolent dictator and his futuristic technology. I think they actually drove Rivian-shaped EVs in that movie!

 

[bluefxstc]

Jetsons would be cool. If I ever had to had sound on an EV I wanted it to be Jetsons or Flubber.