RARE PHOTOS: Rivian won t offer carplay its alternative requires a subscription plan | Rare Historical Photos

• Rivian is adding Apple Music, Google Cast, Audible and more to it software subscription, Connect+
• The new service will become available via an over-the-air update.
• Connect+ will cost $14.99 per month. 

Tesla, GM, Lucid and Rivian have been under fire for not embracing the Apple CarPlay trend. Lucid may have acquiesced in 2023, but unfortunately for CarPlay enthusiasts the remaining three brands have been adamant that their own in-house solutions are superior to the well-loved phone mirroring software. But, it appears that Rivian is at least attempting to mitigate those anti-CarPlay feelings, by adding many of the features we’d want from CarPlay into the R1’s infotainment system. There’s one catch, though: It ain’t free.