I just got back from a week-long vacation. Before driving down to Los Angeles (where our flight was departing from), we decided not to leave the Rivian in an airport parking garage and instead take my wife's ICE car (I am still new to EV's, my Rivian, as well as getting acquainted with everything that needs to be shut down in order to minimize the much-publicized vampire battery drain).

This got me thinking... being in mobile software development myself, it would be SUPER easy and convenient for Rivian to simply create an "Airport Mode" for the vehicles that could simply be toggled on and off via the mobile app. I mean, I don't know about everyone here... but when I am traveling (especially internationally), going through a punch list of accessories that need to be manually turned off in my vehicle is the last thing on my mind. I am usually far more worried about getting to the airport on time, having all my travel documents in order... having my kids and family sorted... etc. The thought of forgetting to toggle off a setting and coming back to a bricked vehicle was a deal breaker for me. I know that some garages have chargers, etc... but I am not yet familiar with dealing with all that, and it was simply not going to happen prior to this trip.

Anyhow, an ideal UX would be not forcing owners to learn all of the potential electrical parasites that could diminish range during a 1-2 week trip and forcing them to make sure everything is shut down prior to leaving the vehicle... but instead to have the knowledgable team at Rivian identify those, and simply toggle them all on/off with a single button in the mobile app. This way, even if frazzed and weary traveler forgets to turn off the offending services, they could easily do this remotely (even in another country if need be).