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In recent years, it has become more and more a thing to dress up your car for Halloween, something that Rivian is now responding to with a new software update. The all-electric truck maker has released a new over-the-air update that changes the look of customers’ R1t or R1S just in time for Spooky Season.
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The new software update allows owners to customize the exterior and interior lighting, along with their vehicle’s digital dashboard, to match a KITT from Knight Rider or the DeLorean time machine from the Back to the future themes.
All owners have to do is open the Rivian app on their phone and select KITT or Time Machine mode. It’s an effortless way to transform the vehicle’s look for Halloween.
In KITT mode, a Rivian will have the iconic red chase light on the front, play the Knight Rider theme song on the sound system, and show the center console layout used in the robotic Pontiac Trans Am.
Selecting Time Machine mode will switch the digital meters to the DMC-12’s Plutonium Chamber meter settings, and Back to the future theme song. There is also a button that allows the driver to go 140 km/h to play a special light show.
If you want to go for something less commercial, there’s a Trunk or Treat option that activates scary sound effects and lets drivers choose a Halloween-themed lighting effect to create the perfect atmosphere.
Dressing up your car for Halloween has been popularized in part by the flow of trunks or treats rather than door-to-door trick or treating. Since everyone is congregating in a parking lot and people are handing out candy from the back of their cars, decorating your ride to celebrate the season just seems like a natural fit.
While not everyone is a fan of the evolution of Halloween, it’s interesting to see how Rivian is joining in on the trend while other automakers have failed to really take advantage of it. Maybe that will change in the near future?
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