"Rivian suggests that vehicle owners can leave their phone at home (or perhaps in a glove box) and instead control some aspects of their EV using a new Apple Watch app. With a tap of your watch, you can unlock and lock the doors, sound the alarm and vent the windows. After the digital key is set up, R1S and R1T Gen 2 owners can unlock their vehicle automatically simply by walking up to it thanks to the passive car key feature."
"It's possible to set the cabin temperature and a target state of charge by turning the digital crown on an Apple Watch. You also can choose four quick controls to put front and center in the app and add a battery status indicator to your watch face if you so wish. Rivian says it will update its Apple Watch app with new features in the future."
Rivian offers an Apple Watch app for Gen 2 R1S and R1T vehicles that enables wrist-based control of several functions, including locking and unlocking, alarm activation, and window venting. After a digital key is configured, the passive car key feature allows automatic walk-up unlocking. The app permits cabin temperature and target state-of-charge adjustments via the digital crown, lets users select four primary quick controls, and can display battery status on the watch face. Rivian plans future app updates. Digital car key support was previously enabled on phones, and Apple introduced digital car keys for iPhone and Apple Watch in 2020.
Read at Engadget
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