Rivian has a brand new characteristic on the way in which that is positive to be helpful the following time you are tenting or maybe utilizing the automobile at a worksite.

It is known as Camp Mode, and it will likely be out there within the subsequent over-the-air replace for Rivian’s R1T and R1S electrical pickup truck and SUV. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe took to Twitter over the weekend to present a preview of simply what Camp Mode entails.

Had assist beta testing Camp Mode. Can’t wait so that you can strive it! Rolling out very quickly in subsequent OTA replace… pic.twitter.com/JNoOAjWupr

— RJ Scaringe (@RJScaringe) August 27, 2022

The spotlight is the flexibility to have the automobile’s suspension robotically stage itself if parked on a slope. For anybody who likes to sleep of their automobile, it means no extra nights the place it feels such as you’re sleeping on the facet of the hill. Somebody utilizing the automobile for work can even make sure that the whole lot will likely be plumb; the automobile will be evened out to stage a cooking floor, one thing you can too do with Rivian’s out there slide-out kitchen.

The mode additionally adjusts ambient settings just like the noise stage and switches off the shows, for instance, if you’d like a quiet and darkish ambiance to sleep at evening. And there is the flexibility to dial down how a lot power the automobile is utilizing whereas stationary, serving to to protect the battery, one thing Scaringe known as the “automobile going right into a deep sleep.” There’s additionally the flexibility to manage exterior lights in case you need to gentle up sure components of a campsite.

Rivian’s automobiles have already impressed us a lot in order that we awarded the R1T our Motor Authority Greatest Automobile To Purchase 2022 award. Nonetheless, the corporate continues to enhance the automobiles with options like Camp Mode. In June it additionally added a Pet Consolation characteristic that enables drivers to manage the inside local weather whereas away so {that a} pet left behind for brief stays will stay snug.

Following a value enhance earlier within the 12 months, Rivian’s R1T and R1S now begin from $73,000 and $78,000 respectively. These costs web a dual-motor all-wheel-drive system and commonplace battery good for about 260 miles of vary.