Mike Hollyman

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Rivian R1S on the way!

It is finally happening... I started the 8 step process a few weeks ago and now have a delivery date scheduled.

ev

Custom Speed Zones for EVs

Why not let drivers create custom "speed zones" that are geofenced to a location and time and let the vehicle limit the speed for you?

Rivian

Rivian Deliveries Start Now!

It's March 2022 and Rivian is finally making their first customer deliveries of the R1T electric adventure trucks! Good times ahead!

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Part 2: Pervasive Monitoring of Vehicles

In this part, I want to discuss some of the benefits the manufactureres will reap from the monitoring of vehicles. A third (or fourth or fifth) part in his series will include some of the crazy things that could (read: will likely) happen when vehicle monitoring becomes pervasive.

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Part 1: Pervasive Monitoring of Vehicles

There are many benefits to be found with vehicles that store data from a variety of sensors and even send some of that data back to the manufacturer of the vehicle for processing. Customers can benefit from this data to make their vehicles more reliable, more feature-rich and hopefully last longer.

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Pervasive Monitoring of Vehicles: Introduction

The pervasive monitoring of vehicles is a potential benefit and threat to the drivers and owners of these vehicles.

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EV and ICE Vehicles in Harmony

Electric and gas vehicles can live together in harmony, once we realize how each can benefit from the other.

Rivian

Questions on the R1S I wish Rivian would answer

Here is a short list of things pre-order holders would like to have more information on. There are more questions, certainly, but this seems to be a common list across many of the forum discussions.

Rivian

Rivian IPO hits November 10th!

This is exciting news, the official Rivian IPO will happen on November 10th, 2021. Why is this exciting? Well, one good reason is that the IPO can give Rivian an investment in cash that will help it grow to the next stages of the company, delivering EV vehicles to more

Rivian

USB key for Rivian GearGuard Videos

Setting up a USB key to copy GearGuard videos from a Rivian R1T and R1S

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Rivian has WAY more pre-orders!

Rivian release their S-1 IPO statement and they have way more preorders than I estimated! Almost 4 times more than I guessed at 48,390 preorders!

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My Wild Speculations on Rivian Dates

One person's wild guess as to when Rivian will get vehicles delivered to customers and how many might ship by Thanksgiving, 2021.

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Rivian Is In Production - Congratulations!

Auto manufacturer Rivian has completed their approval process and the first Rivian R1T truck has been produced on the assemby line! Congratulations to the whole Rivian team for all the years of work getting to this stage in the process.

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Can a company like Rivian have values?

Can an auto manufacturer company have values? Can they present ideas and missions that align with their consumers? I think they can; I hope they do.

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Why I love EV manufacturer Rivian

Rivian is a new EV manufacturer working on two amazing adventure vehicles to help bring electrified transportation to more markets.

Smart Cars Helping Communities

By giving taxi rides while you would be parked. - save you from hunting down a parking space! Just get dropped off and off it goes! By providing municipalities detailed information about road issues like potholes or traffic light enhancements?

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Raspberry PI RGB LED Matrix Swim Meet Sign

This is my first Raspberry PI project: an LED Matrix sign for Swim Meets.

VFR

2006 Honda VFR800 SH847 Upgrade

This is my project notes for the installation of an SH847 regulator / rectifier from http://roadstercycle.com onto a 2006 Honda VFR800 (gen6)

tesla

Will Smart Cars make money as tattle-tales?

What if Smart Cars could earn money by performing tasks we haven't even yet thought of? Could they be an extension of the local police force? The days of owning a car that just transports you from point A to B are disappearing fast.

tesla

Stop comparing 0-60 times for autos and look at these benefits instead

Give EVs the credit they deserve. 0-60 speeds and 1/4 mile times are not what real people care about.

VFR

My love with the Honda VFR

When I first fell in love with the Honda VFR This page is all about how I fell in love with the Honda VFR motorcycle. Honda VFR 800 InterceptorI love my 2006 Honda VFR800.HollymanMike Hollyman [https://blog.hollyman.com/honda-vfr-800-interceptor/]

IoT

School Bus Countdown

"I missed the bus!" - Four words that no parent ever wants to hear from a child. So why not make a countdown clock for them?

VFR

Product Review: Cortech Super 2.0 18L Magnetic Tank Bag

The Cortech Super 2.0 18L Magnetic Tank Bag is a fantastic accessory for any motorcyclist who wants to have the necessities in an easy to use bag.

Life

Identifying Made-up New Sites (aka Fake News)

This is a Public Service Announcement for the upcoming US Presidential Election in 2020. There are a lot of machine-crafted sites out here on the Internet. Learn how to identify some of their features.

Life Featured

Book Review: The Blessing of a B Minus

This book has changed my outlook on parenting for the better. This came as a recommendation from a friend that is a Clinical Psychologist. I owe them a drink.