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The Rivian and Tesla would notice the owners phone and/or key fob being “near by” and make various external controls active. Any that a foam cannon might register as a request to activate would be an issue, like spraying the charge cover on the Tesla would be interpreted as a request to open it, and while the NACS port is somewhat water resistant, a high pressure spray is generally not something normal waterproofing covers. Could be an issue.
On the Rivian there is touch area near the charge port, but I think it is capacitive not pressure, so it’ll depend on how conductive whatever you have in the foam canon is.
The frunk opening control on the rivian is a big rubber dome with a more traditional button under it, so if the foam canon produces more then modest pressure it’ll likely activate. The funk itself is water proof (so you can fit it with ice and drinks I think).
The windshield wipers on both vehicles might decide it is raining and activate, so if the foam canon isn’t something you can fire at a running set of wipers you would like to avoid doing that.
The Scout might be very different. They showed off a on/off press button on the steering wheel (which I’m not sure is an upgrade over “on when owner is nearby” which is effectively what you get with Phone As Key), but if you need to press that before the windshield wipers will wipe, or the frunk opener will work, or the rear lift gate, and the charge point, then maybe “off” is a close enough approximation to “car wash mode"
Bit more complicated, but most current mapping software can display the local speed limit - make the speed limit orange. Plus we have a section in Texas that has an 85mph speed limit.
A Luddite mode please. Like Picasso’s Le Taureau I would like to see the scout in its most pure and essential form, and art is knowing when to stop.
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