The Rivian R2: Are We Pre-Ordering?

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Published 2024-03-08
There was so much news this week! So much so, that we decided to basically split the podcast into three different segments. First, the Waveform crew talk about the news of the week including the Nothing Phone 2a, Macbook Air updates, and the Samsung Ring. Then, Andrew and David react to Marques giving us all of the news about the new Rivian R2, R3, and R3X before we jump into an interview that Marques had with three of the minds behind OpenAI's Sora! Of course, we close out the episode with trivia chaos. Enjoy!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:04 Samsung Ring
08:18 Apple MacBook Air Refresh
16:46 Nothing Phone 2a Review
28:51 Trivia Question
30:07 Visible (Sponsored)
30:18 Thoughts on Rivian R2/R3/R3X
52:38 Trivia Question
53:05 Ad
53:07 Interview with OpenAI Sora Team
01:09:48 Trivia Answers
01:16:31 Outro

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Auto Focus Rivian R2/R3 Impressions Video: bit.ly/43anwPT
Marques Reacts to OpenAI Sora: bit.ly/43aqvrM

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All Comments (21)
  • @gfisch72
    The openAI interview feels like there is a lawyer off camera holding a gun.
  • @mattjgraham
    An early Waveform is always a good start to the weekend! Thanks guys
  • @tally.klecko
    R3 is the car design I've been waiting years for - not kidding. They absolutely nailed it and it's going to be my next car. BRING BACK SMALLER CARS <3
  • @eggsrsweet
    Ah I was hoping this got filmed after the Nikon x RED announcement. Can’t wait to hear what Marques and David have to say about it lol
  • @sidd065
    Oura ring required you to pay for a monthly subscription to use it. Samsung's ring will probably be a one time purchase which is a huge advantage for them
  • @TBladeX
    I’d like to confirm that McDonald’s sprite is definitely the main meme of McDonald’s (aside from the broken ice cream machine lol) I’m surprised no one else got it
  • @heyfrancis3332
    I was totally not expecting an Rivian reveal yesterday and Auto Focus at that😆.... They're both great but mannnnnn that R3 is🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯👍👍👍👌👌👌
  • @That_AuCh_Geek
    47:49 💯 it kinda felt like Jeff and the design team at Rivian paid a tribute to the 80s design done by Giorgetto Giugiaro (Lancia Delta, VW Rabbit/Golf/Scirocco etc...) 😇 I teared up when they revealed the R3 with that throwback design. Europeans are gonna love it f
  • The Harmon Kardon talk was fun for me. Harmon international used to do QA testing or car infotainment systems for BMW, GM, Mercadesz and Hyundai..I interned for them working mostly on BMW and Hyundai. I left around the time Apple Car play was coming and Android Auto and said when I worked there "our jobs are going to go away once these get good"... that office no longer exists. Idk if they do any testing still, but they had us in NJ near Philly and NYC mostly for maps testing but who doesn't use apple or Google maps lol
  • @scottczesak1638
    My first reaction when I saw the R3 was- HEY, that's a Fiat Panda. EUR will love it.
  • @1903JPG
    DAVID. Use reduce whitepoint on accessibility settings to help the brightness.
  • @SimpleThingsOne
    The old OnePlus was so popular and desired by many in India because It had all top features except for the cameras. Nothing phone 2a will be a success if they provide more units for the 12th March sale. "I don't give a crap about my phone's camera". I felt that.
  • @rubenmoreno407
    I love it when the episodes release early, I get to listen on my way to work🎉
  • @garrettord
    Hey David, around 24:35 you mentioned the lowest iPhone brightness being too high. If you go into settings and find the reduce white point and set it to your preferred value, and add it as as an accessibility shortcut in settings, you can toggle for high and low brightness essentially. It’s how I combat Apple’s high, lowest brightness at night.
  • I love how rivian already got a thing or theme of its own such as the flashlight and the headlights after releasing literally 2 vehicles.
  • @robster7787
    24:36 Pro tip: if you want your iPhone screen even darker, you can go to accessibility settings and turn on “reduce white point” followed by setting the slider to as lowest as possible. Then you can trigger it with triple click or back tap.
  • @saile_1004
    R2 is an easy choice, but that R3X? Matte black with a little lift 🔥
  • @ocvisual
    I just subscribed this month, but this is quickly becoming my morning ritual show. Coffed and some Waveform. Keep up the fun and great episodes!
  • @PolarBlairGaming
    I love the diversity of stories and the change of locations. Keep up the good work, guys.